Taiwan commissions lead batch-two Tuo Chiang-class corvette

Taiwan's second Tuo Chiang-class corvette, Ta Chiang , seen here at its commissioning ceremony. The island commissioned its eighth vessel in the class, Dan Chiang , on 24 July 2026. (Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense)

Taiwan has commissioned the lead vessel in the second production batch of the domestically built Tuo Chiang-class catamaran-hulled corvette programme.

Taiwan's Presidential Office said on 24 July that the vessel, ROCS Dan Chiang, was commissioned on the same day in a ceremony presided over by President Lai Ching-te. Dan Chiang is the eighth vessel in the Tuo Chiang-class programme.

Lai described the commissioning of Dan Chiang as a demonstration of Taiwan's determination to safeguard the island's maritime approaches.

He added that all four remaining vessels of the class, which are currently in various stages of construction, are expected to be delivered by the end of 2026.

The class was developed by Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) as a fast, heavily armed surface combatant optimised for operations in the confined and heavily contested waters surrounding Taiwan.

Dan Chiang has an overall length of about 65 m, an overall beam of approximately 14 m, and a standard displacement of about 685 tonnes.

The vessel is designed to carry a combination of indigenous weapons, including Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles, Sea Sword II surface-to-air missiles, a 76 mm main gun and close-in defensive systems.

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