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GAO AN frigates (1944/1951)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高安 [Gao An] (ex-Chiu Chin, ex-Ta Chin, ex-Tillsonburg) | PF80, early 1960s- LCC11 | Ferguson, Glasgow, UK | 6.1943 | 12.2.1944 | 6.1944 // 1.6.1951 | stricken 1963 | |
| 德安 [Te An] (ex-Hsi Lin, ex-Ta Tung, ex-Orangeville) | PF81 | Robb, Leith, UK | 7.1943 | 26.1.1944 | 4.1944 // 1.6.1951 | discarded 1967 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1060 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1630 |
| Length, m | 68.6 pp 76.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.11 - 4.19 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 480 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6200(15) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 120/45 CP Mk 6, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk 9, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1 |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 120 |
Standard scale images
Te An 1965
Project history
Former RCN Castle class corvettes, sold to China as merchant ships but later rearmed and commissioned by Taiwan.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Near the end of her career Gao An was reclassified to landing command ship LCC11 - some armament was replaced by communication equipment.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
