List of Republic of China Navy ships explained

The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army Navy of the People's Republic of China. Operations include maritime patrols in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, as well as counter-strike and counter-invasion operations during wartime. The Republic of China Marine Corps functions as a branch of the Navy.

The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is ROCS (Republic of China Ship); an older usage is CNS (Chinese Navy Ship).

ROCN also avoids giving ships hull numbers that add up to or end at "4", as the Chinese pronunciation of the number 4 is close to the pronunciation of "death". This numbering scheme is more apparent on more newly acquired ships.

Note: The ROCN generally uses hull classification symbols similar to the U.S. system with some changes. The proper classification is provided when known.

Present fleet

Class	Type	Ships	Note
Destroyers (4)
	Destroyer		Decommissioned U.S. Navy s transferred to Taiwan^[1]
Frigates (22)
	Frigate		Decommissioned U.S. Navy s transferred to Taiwan and further upgraded.^[2]
	Frigate		s that were built in Taiwan under license while the latest two ships were decommissioned by the U.S. Navy and transferred.^[3]
	Frigate		Modified ; purchased from France in the early 1990s^[4]
Corvettes (7)
	Corvette		Up to 12 planned of which the ROCS Tuo Chiang (PGG-618) is a prototype.^[5] The ROCS Ta Chiang is an improved variant.^[6]
Patrol Vessels and Missile Ships (37)
	Patrol Ships		Locally designed and built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan in Kaohsiung.
Kung Hua VI (Kwang-Hwa)-class	Missile Boats	FACG-60 (prototype)FACG-61~66, 68~75, 77~84, 86~93	Prototype and 30 built; Last batch delivered to ROCN in October 2011^[7]
Mine warfare (14)
	Costal Minehunter		Built in Germany by Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwer 1990–1991.^[8]
Yung Yang (Yeong Yang)-class^[9]	Minesweepers		Former U.S. .
	Minehunter		Former U.S. s
	Costal minelayer		Built in Taiwan by Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co., 2020–2021.^[10]
Amphibious ships (4)
	Dock Landing Ship		Former U.S.
	Tank Landing Ship		Former U.S. s
	Tank Landing Ship	^[11] ^[12]	Former U.S. s
	Amphibious transport dock
Submarines (4)
	Attack Submarine		World War II era submarines that were upgraded under GUPPY II program.^[13] ^[14] Former U.S. & s.
Hai Lung (Sea Dragon)-class	Attack Submarine		Purchased from the Netherlands in the mid-1980s.^[15] Former s. A class of replacement submarines are being built under the Indigenous Defense Submarine program.
Support Vessels (5)
	Fast Combat Support Ship
	Fast Combat Support Ship
	Auxiliary General Communications Ship		formerly ROCS Chung Hsi (LST-219)^[16]
	Survey ship		Has been loaned out to National Science Council and other research agencies.

In June 2016, two s of the US Navy, ex- and, were handed over to the Government of Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. The transfer cost was an estimated US$177 million. Following a reactivation period at Detyens Shipyard in Charleston SC, the ships sailed for Taiwan in March 2017 and arrived at their new home port in June 2017. The transfer of the ships includes the AN/SQR-19 Multi-Function Towed Array. Taiwan had previously been blocked from acquiring the AN/SQR-19, and the transfer of the system points to an anti-submarine focus in line with the s they will likely replace.A new class of eight (8) conventional attack submarines is planned. In November 2020, President Tsai Ing-wen officially opened the submarine construction facility in Kaohsiung, and it is reported (as of November 2021) that the lead submarine is under construction. The Taiwanese military's Indigenous Defense Submarine program anticipates having the first 2,500-ton domestically produced Hai Kun-class submarine entering service in 2025.

Decommissioned ships

s

US designed; based on PSMM MK.5

ROCS Long Chiang (PG-601) – built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
ROCS Sui Chiang (PG-602) – built by China Shipbuilding Corporation

FABG-1~59 (no 4, 13, 22, 31, 40); all were decommissioned by 2013; two were gifted to Paraguay in 1994 and 4 were gifted to Gambia in 2009; replaced by Kung Hua VI project missile boats

PCL-class offshore patrol craft

9 locally designed and built. 143 tons fully load. All decommissioned in 2011.

Decommissioned in 1973.^[17]

ROCS Hai Jiao (海蛟)
ROCS Hai Lung (海龍)

Ex United States Navy ships

ROCS Chi Yang FFG-932 (ex USN FF-1073) retired 2015
ROCS Hai Yang FFG-936 (ex USN FF-1083) retired 2015

World War II era DDs later upgraded to DDGs in three batches, Wu Chin I, II and III. All ships in this class were retired by 2005. http://www.destroyers.org/dispositions/dispositions.htm

Wu Chin I Batch: (Retired in 1980s-1990s)

Wu Chin II Batch: (Retired in late 1990s)