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Chiayi

Patrol Vesselconfirmed

Chiayi

The Chiayi-class patrol vessel is a heavy patrol vessel of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan. The design is based on Fincantieri Vard Marine's VARD 7 125 offshore patrol vessel design. Four ships are planned. All four are planned to be constructed by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. The class has a helipad and hangar which can accommodate a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. It is equipped with a medical center with a negative pressure area, a surgery suite, and an X-ray facility.

Specifications

TypePatrol Vessel
OriginTaiwan
StatusIn service
Length125 m
Speed24 kn
Range10,000 nmi
Displacement5,044 t
Main armament1 X NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station, 2 X 20mm cannon remote weapon station, 3 X water cannons

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Taiwan2confirmed

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