List of Republic of China Navy ships


The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army Navy of the People's Republic of China. Operations include maritime patrols in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, as well as counter-strike and counter-invasion operations during wartime. The Republic of China Marine Corps functions as a branch of the Navy.
The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is ROCS ; an older usage is CNS.
ROCN also avoids giving ships hull numbers that add up to or end at "4", as the Chinese pronunciation of the number 4 is close to the pronunciation of "death". This numbering scheme is more apparent on more newly acquired ships.
Note: The ROCN generally uses hull classification symbols similar to the U.S. system with some changes. The proper classification is provided when known.

Destroyers

''Kee Lung''-class destroyer">Kee Lung class destroyer">''Kee Lung''-class destroyer (''Kidd'' class">Kidd class destroyer">''Kidd'' class)

Decommissioned U.S. Navy DDG's transferred to Taiwan

''Chi Yang''-class frigates">Chi Yang-class frigate">''Chi Yang''-class frigates (''Knox'' class">Knox-class frigate">''Knox'' class)

Decommissioned U.S. Navy FF's transferred to Taiwan and further upgraded.
Built in Taiwan under license while the latest two ships were decommissioned by the U.S. Navy and transferred.
In June 2016, two s of the US Navy, ex- and ex-, were handed over to the Government of Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. The transfer cost was an estimated US$177 million. Following a reactivation period at Detyens Shipyard in Charleston SC, the ships sailed for Taiwan in March 2017 and arrived home in June 2017. The transfer of the ships includes the AN/SQR-19 Multi-Function Towed Array. Taiwan had previously been blocked from acquiring the AN/SQR-19, and the transfer of the system points to an anti-submarine focus in line with the s they will likely replace.
Modified ; purchased from France in the early 1990s

''Tuo Chiang''-class corvette">Tuo Chiang class corvette">''Tuo Chiang''-class corvette

Up to 12 planned
Locally designed and built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan in Kaohsiung.

''Kung Hua VI (Kwang-Hwa)''-class missile boats">Kuang Hua VI class missile boat">''Kung Hua VI (Kwang-Hwa)''-class missile boats

Prototype and 30 built; Last batch delivered to ROCN on October, 2011

''Yung Feng''-class coastal minehunters">Yung Feng-class minehunter">''Yung Feng''-class coastal minehunters

Built in Germany by Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwer 1990–1991.

''Hsu Hai'' (Xu Hai)-class dock landing ship (''Anchorage'' class">Anchorage class dock landing ship">''Anchorage'' class)

''Hai Shih''-class submarines">Hai Shih class submarine">''Hai Shih''-class submarines (''Tench'' class">Tench-class submarine">''Tench'' class & ''Balao'' class">Balao-class submarine">''Balao'' class)

era submarines that were upgraded under GUPPY II program.
Purchased from the Netherlands in the mid 1980s.

''Yuen Feng''-class transport

''Long Chiang''-class patrol boat">Long Chiang-class patrol boat">''Long Chiang''-class patrol boats

US designed; based on PSMM MK.5
Decommissioned in 1973.
Chao Yang-class destroyer
World War II era DDs later upgraded to DDGs in three batches, Wu Chin I, II and III. All ships in this class were retired by 2005.
Wu Chin I Batch:
Wu Chin II Batch:
Wu Chin III Batch:
Benson-class destroyers
Gleaves-class destroyers
Fletcher-class destroyer
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers
Ashland-class dock landing ship
Casa Grande-class dock landing ships
Evarts-class destroyer escorts
Cannon-class destroyer escorts
Rudderow-class destroyer escorts
Yangtze Patrol gunboats
PCE-842 class patrol craft
Admirable-class minesweepers
Crosley-class high speed transports
Charles Lawrence-class high speed transport
Auk-class minesweeper
PC-461-class submarine chaser
PGM-9 class gunboat
Infantry landing craft
Medium Landing ships
Tank landing ships
Flower-class corvette
Harbour Defence Motor Launches
Castle-class corvettes
Akizuki-class destroyer
Atami-class gunboat
Etorofu-class escort ship
Fushimi-class gunboat
Hashidate-class gunboat
Hiburi-class escort ships
Kagerō-class destroyers
Matsu-class destroyers
Mikura-class escort ship
Minekaze-class destroyer
No.4-class submarine chaser
No.13-class submarine chaser
Seta-class gunboat
Sokuten-class minelayer
Sokuten-class auxiliary minelayer
Type C escort ship
Type D escort ship