ROCS Chang Chien explained

-- warships except submarines --> Ship Image: File:ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) and Si Ning (PFG-1203) Shipped at Keelung Naval Pier 20170309b.jpg Ship Caption: ROCS Chang Chien and ROCS Si Ning on 9 March 2017 Ship Country: Taiwan Ship Name: Chang Chien (張騫) Ship Builder: China Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaohsiung^[1] Ship Laid Down: 4 December 1995 Ship Launched: 14 May 1997 Ship Commissioned: 1 December 1998 Ship Identification: Pennant number PFG2-1109 Ship Homeport: Tsoying Ship Displacement: 41030NaN0 full Ship Length: 453feet Ship Beam: 46.95feet Ship Propulsion: General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 40,000 shp total Ship Speed: 29 knots Ship Complement: 18 officers 180 enlisted 19 flight crew Ship Sensors: AN/SPS-49 air-search radar AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar CAS, STIR gun fire control radar SQS-56 sonar Ship Ew: AN/SLQ-32(V)5 (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK) Ship Armament: 40 × SM-1MR at Mk 13 Missile Launcher 4 × Hsiung Feng II and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 × Bofors 40mm/L70mm guns 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes Ship Aircraft: Sikorsky S-70C-1/2

ROCS Chang Chien (張騫, PFG2-1109) is the seventh of eight Taiwanese-built s based on the United States .

Construction and career

Laid down in June 1996 and launched in April 1997, Chang Chien was commissioned in November, 1998. All of these Taiwanese frigates have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.^[2]

Like her sister ships, Chang Chien was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.

As of 2005, Chang Chien is homeported at Tso-Ying naval base.

Namesake

Chang Chien is named after Chang Chien (張騫) (195 BCE – 114 BCE), who served as an emissary to the nation-states in today's Central Asia and later as a general for the Han dynasty. He was famous for not-giving up his emissary mission even when captured by Xiongnu and forced to live among them for many years. Chang Chien was also instrumental for eventual Han conquest and colonization of the region now known as Xinjiang.

References

• Saunders, Stephen. Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2002. .

Notes and References

1. Saunders 2002, p. 691.
2. Web site: Lundquist . Edward H. . Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.) . www.defensemedianetwork.com . Defense Media Network . 12 July 2020.