Tuo Jiang

The Tuo Jiang class is a high-speed, stealthy multi-mission corvette designed for the Republic of China Navy. It features a unique twin-hull (catamaran) design, providing improved stability and speed for littoral operations and anti-ship/anti-air warfare.

Developed under the "Hsun Hai" (Swift Sea) program in the early 2010s, this class was conceived as an asymmetric countermeasure to the rapidly expanding People's Liberation Army Navy, specifically designed to target larger hostile warships. The lead vessel, Tuo Jiang (PGG-618), was built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding and officially commissioned into the Republic of China Navy in December 2014. While the class has not seen active combat, these vessels are regularly deployed on high-readiness patrols in the Taiwan Strait to deter incursions and participate in major annual Han Kuang military exercises. Following successful evaluations of the prototype, Taiwan initiated mass production of an upgraded, air-defense-optimized variant, cementing the class as a vital component of the nation's asymmetric defense strategy.