ROCS Ta Kuan explained

ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) is a Taiwanese Navy research vessel. Designed to carry out oceanographic and hydrographic research, as well as surveillance activities, the vessel's platform was developed from the built for NATO.

Design

She is a sister ship of Alliance and being been built in between the two.

History

Ta Kuan was built at La Spezia, Italy by Fincantieri and was launched in 1995. In 2015 she received a full upgrade from L3 Technologies.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taiwanese Navy's Vessel to Undergo Retrofitting . navaltoday.com . 26 February 2015 . Naval Today . 4 June 2019.
2. Web site: L-3 to Retrofit Taiwanese Research Vessel . motorship.com . Motorship . 4 June 2019.