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General purpose frigate
Kang Ding-class frigate is a general purpose frigate. It was built by DNCS. Reported operators include Republic of China Navy.
Kang Ding-class frigate
ROCN (Republic of China Navy) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 125 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Kang Ding class
DNCS
Republic of China Navy
1996–present
6
6
General purpose frigate
3,200 tonnes, 3,800 tonnes fully loaded
125 m (410 ft)
15.4 m (51 ft)
4.1 m (13 ft)
4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
50 days of food
2 × ETN boats
350 tonnes of fuel, 80 m³ of kerosene, 60 tonnes of potable water
12 officers 68 petty officers 61 men
Thales Tacticos combat data system (was upgraded with a Thales SENIT combat management system) 1 x DRBV-26D Jupiter-II two-dimensional air search radar 1 x Poseidon Triton G search radar (was upgraded with a Type 997 Artisan radar ) 1 x Najir photoelectric director (was upgraded with a SAFRAN PASEO NS Photoelectric tracking system) 2 x Thales Castor-2C I/J fire control radar Alose Sonar System Thomson Marconi TSM-2633 Spherion-10B active/passive bow sonar Thomson Marconi ATAS(V)3 towed active/passive array sonar suite (including VDS active variable depth sonar and Lamproie towed passive array sonar) was upgraded with a Thales CAPTAS-1 Towed Active/Passive Array Sonar
；Before upgrading Anti-ship; 8 × Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles 1 x MIM-72 Chaparral 2 x Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes Guns; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 2 × Bofors 40 mm L70 guns CIWS; 1 × Phalanx CIWS ；After Combat system performance improvement Project Anti-ship; 8 × Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile 8 x cell Hua Yang VLS (32 quad-packed TC-2N missile ) 2 x Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes Guns; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 2 × Bofors 40 mm L70 gun CIWS; 1 × Phalanx CIWS
On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
1 × Sikorsky S-70C (M)
Hangar and helipad
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kang Ding-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Frigates (21)", 6 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
TaiwanNavy exact named class holdings of Kang Ding. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFGHM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Family total is the sum of the separately printed nonoverlapping exact model components, each explicitly declared by its own source; no parent or sibling variant identity inferred. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.