Taiwan starts construction of 3 new Min Chiang-class missile corvettes

An infographic on the proposed Min Chiang-class missile corvettes. Photo c/o UDN.com.

Taiwan's Lung Teh Shibuilding has started the construction work on three (3) Min Chiang-class missile corvettes for the Republic of China Navy (ROCN).

The ships are actually based on an improved version of the Tuo Chiang-class already in service with the ROCN.

The ships feature a wave piercing catamaran hull and waterjet prolusion similar as the earlier Tuo Chiang-class, but the improved variant will have changes that will allow improvements on performance, stability, and capacity to accept more load.

Among those are minelaying capabilities, as initial CGI drawings show mine laying racks present on the ship's aft.

The original design has an overall length of 60.4 meters, a maximum beam of 14 meters, and a draught of 2.3 meters, with a full load displacement of 567 tons and a crew of 41 officers and sailors.

The ROCN plans to have at least 12 catamaran missile corvettes.



[1] Jane's Defence Weekly
[2] UDN.com
[3] The Drive - The Warzone