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Taiwanese shipbuilder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lungteh Shipbuilding (also spelled Lung Teh or Longde,[1] Chinese: 龍德造船) is a Taiwanese ship and boat builder headquartered in Yilan County.
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Lungteh was established in 1979.[2]
In 2018 Lungteh won a contract to produce eleven Tuo Chiang Block II corvette and four minelayers for the Taiwanese Navy.[3]
Lungteh exhibited at IDEX in 2019 alongside other Taiwanese defense companies.[4]
In 2019 Lungteh Shipbuilding launched an 80-ton 28m long high speed catamaran research and test vessel named Glorious Star (光榮之星) for the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.[5]
On May 24, 2019 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen visited Lungteh to highlight the mass production of the Tuo Chiang Block II corvette, dubbed a "carrier killer" by the press. She gave a speech about asymmetrically countering China’s military with smart military procurement and technological innovation.[6]
In August 2020 they launched the first of four high speed minelayers ordered by the Taiwanese Navy.[7] Class delivery was completed in December 2021.[8]
In March 2024, the final two corvettes from the initial batch of six ordered from Lungteh, PPG-625 An Chiang and PPG 626 Wan Chiang, were commissioned at Su'ao Harbor in Yilan.[9][10] Production of the second batch of corvettes began in 2024 with production expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Five ships are planned in the second batch.[11] The first ship from the second batch, Dan Chiang (丹江, PGG-627), was launched in July 2025.[12]
In 2025 Lungteh entered its Black Tide USV into trials being conducted by the Taiwanese military.[13] The Black Tide has a top speed of 43 knots (80kph) and can be configured for either reconnaissance or strike.[14]
In July 2025 China placed Lungteh on an export control list due to its work for the Taiwanese military.[15][16] Responding to the ban, Lungteh said that the materials it sourced from China were "all highly replaceable."[17]
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Operations
Lungteh has five production facilities in Yilan county and offices in Taipei and Singapore.[18]
Lungteh has produced fast ferries, wind farm supply vessels,[19][20] coastal patrol craft, high speed special forces craft,[21] fireboats, and pilot boats.
Lungteh is a partner in producing the Multipurpose Assault Craft series of combat boats for the Philippine Navy. The series had four variants as of 2018.[22]
In cooperation with ST Engineering Lungteh has produced the Venus 16 unmanned surface vehicle.[23]
Along with NCSIST Lungteh has produced the Hui Long-class UUV.[24]
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Gallery
NCSIST test ship Glorious Star
Four Tuo Chiang-class corvettes pierside
Lungteh Shipbuilding fleet van
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