Mingchuan Ship
Former U.S. President Obama agreed to sell second-hand Perry-class frigates to Taiwan in 2014; Taiwan Navy "Commander" Huang Shuguang and Representative to the United States Gao Shuotai went to South Carolina in the United States to participate in the reception in March 2017. After a voyage of more than 60 days, the two Perry-class frigates returned to Taiwan on May 13.
According to the opinions of unnamed military experts quoted by Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" on the 14th, the "Taylor" and "Gary" purchased by Taiwan this time are nearly 30 years old, and Taiwan has been taken advantage of by purchasing antiques at high prices. The report stated that the ship was already very backward and its survivability in real naval battles was very weak.
According to Taiwanese media reports, Taiwan Navy "Commander" Huang Shuguang went to the United States in person in mid-March this year to preside over the handover ceremony of the two U.S. Perry-class frigates Taiwan purchased from the United States. The two frigates were named Mingchuan (PFG-1112) and Fengjia (PFG-1115) respectively. After setting sail from the United States in March, they traveled half way around the world on May 13 after more than two months of voyage. At 9:30 in the morning, it sailed into Kaohsiung Zuoying Military Port.
Fengjia ship
Perry class frigate (Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate) is a missile frigate produced by the U.S. Navy in the 1980s. The ship is equipped with Standard I ship-based air defense missiles and has maritime area air defense capabilities; the ship can also Equipped with two anti-submarine helicopters and towed sonar , it can undertake maritime anti-submarine operations.
Taiwan plans to purchase 12 Perry-class frigates, of which 8 will be built in Taiwan and 4 will be sold to Taiwan by the U.S. Navy. Eight ships built in Taiwan were commissioned from 1993 to 2004 and named Success-class frigates.
Taiwan originally planned to purchase four Perry-class ships directly from the U.S. Navy, namely Taylor, Gary, Carr and Elrod, but the Carr has been decommissioned. , the USS Ello did not update its anti-submarine system, so it finally compiled a budget of NT$5.5 billion and decided to purchase only two ships in the first phase, namely the USS Taylor and the USS Gary.
The first batch of Taylor and Gary sold to Taiwan were named "Ming Chuan" and "Feng Chia" respectively in commemoration of Liu Ming Chuan and Qiu Feng Chia. The two ships returned to Taiwan on May 13, 2017.
Mingchuan ship
According to Wikipedia data, the Taylor was built at the Bath Iron Works in the United States. It served from 1984 to 2015 and was resold to the Taiwan Navy in 2015. The USS Gary was built at the San Pedro branch of Todd Shipyard in the United States. It served from 1984 to 2015. It was decommissioned on July 23, 2015, and was resold to the Taiwan Navy in 2015.
According to the opinions of unnamed military experts quoted by Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" on the 14th, the "Taylor" and "Gary" purchased by Taiwan this time are nearly 30 years old, and the United States had previously purchased them at a symbolic price. The Li-class frigates were given to Turkey and Pakistan, so this time Taiwan bought old antiques at a high price and took advantage of them. The report also stated that although the ship can help Taiwan improve some combat effectiveness, it is already very lagging behind. In a real naval battle, its survivability is relatively weak, it is difficult to find the enemy, and its defense capabilities against enemy anti-ship missiles are also relatively weak. Difference. However, the explanation given by the Taiwan Navy is that the purchase of these two warships is mainly for the SQR-19 towed tactical sonar and anti-submarine warfare SOQQ-89 system on the ship (this system is the main anti-submarine warfare system of the US military). If you can’t bear to let your children catch a wolf, the Taiwan military’s idea is actually feasible~~
