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TAI CHAO escort destroyers (1943-1944/1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 太和 [Tai Ho] (ex-Thomas) | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 1.1943 | 31.7.1943 | 11/1943 // 31.12.1948 | to Taiwan 2.1949 (太和 [Tai Ho]), deleted 1972 | ||
| 太仓 [Tai Tsang] (ex-Bostwick) | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 2.1943 | 30.8.1943 | 12/1943 // 31.12.1948 | to Taiwan 2.1949 (太仓 [Tai Tsang]), deleted 1973 | ||
| 太湖 [Tai Hu] (ex-Breeman) | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 3.1943 | 4.9.1943 | 12/1943 // 31.12.1948 | to Taiwan 2.1949 (太湖 [Tai Hu]), deleted 1975 | ||
| 太昭 [Tai Chao] (ex-Carter) | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 11.1943 | 29.2.1944 | 5/1944 // 31.12.1948 | to Taiwan 2.1949 (太昭 [Tai Chao]), deleted 1973 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1253 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1602 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.20 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 General Motors diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 21 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 11500 (11) |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120) |
| Electronic equipment | SC, SF or SL or SU radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 186 |
Standard scale images
Tai Ho 1948
Project history
Former USN DET (Cannon) class destroyer escorts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
In 1949 all four ships escaped to Taiwan.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015
