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HSIN YANG frigate (1945/1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 信陽 [Hsin Yang] (ex-初梅 [Hatsuyume]) | DD15 | Maizuru K K, Japan | 12.1944 | 25.5.1945 | 6.1945 // 2.1949 | stricken 12.1961 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1289 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1640 |
| Length, m | 92.2 pp 98.0 wl 100.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.35 |
| Draught, m | 3.37 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Kampon geared steam turbines, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 19000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27.8 |
| Fuel, t | oil 370 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4680(16) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 127/40 89-shiki, 1 x 1 - 127/40 89-shiki, 4 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 17 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 4 - 610 TT, 7 DCT, 2 DCR (60) |
| Electronic equipment | 2-shiki 2-go, 3-shiki 1-go radars, 93-shiki sonar |
| Complement | 211 |
Standard scale images
Hsin Yang 1949
Hsin Yang 1960
Project history
Former Japanese Tachibana class escort destroyer, transferred by reparations. Escaped to Taiwan sister-ship Hua Yang was never commissioned by ROC Navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
