Kang Ding-class frigate

	ROCS Chen De (PFG-1208)
Class overview
Name	Kang Ding class
Builders	DNCS
Operators	Republic of China Navy
In commission	1996–present
Completed	6
Active	6
General characteristics
Type	General purpose frigate
Displacement	3,200 tonnes, 3,800 tonnes fully loaded
Length	125 m (410 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	4.1 m (13 ft)
Propulsion	4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	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);
Endurance	50 days of food
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 × ETN boats
Capacity	350 tonnes of fuel, 80 m³ of kerosene, 60 tonnes of potable water
Complement	12 officers; 68 petty officers; 61 men;
Sensors &; processing systems	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;
Armament	；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;
Armour	On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky S-70C (M)
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

The Kang Ding-class frigate is based on the French La Fayette-class frigate design which were built by DCNS for Taiwan.