Yilan-class patrol vessel

The Yilan-class patrol vessel is a pair of heavy patrol vessels of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan.

Yilan-class patrol vessel

Yilan (CG128)
Class overview
Builders	Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company
Operators	Coast Guard Administration
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Heavy patrol vessel
Displacement	3,719 tons[1]
Length	119.42 m (391 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam	15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)[1]
Propulsion	5,200 kW (7,000 hp) x 4[1]
Armament	Bofors 40mm main gun
Aircraft carried	UH-60/S-70C
Aviation facilities	Hangar

Overview

They have a max crew of 50. The vessels have advanced quieting and interior noise control.^[2]

History

The two ships of the class, Yilan and Kaohsiung were commissioned together on June 6, 2015.^[3] The original plan was for one vessel to primarily be deployed to the East China Sea and for one to primarily be deployed to the South China Sea.^[4]

Vessels

Yilan (CG128)

The first vessel of the class is named Yilan (CG128).^[5]

Kaohsiung (CG129)

The second vessel of the class is named Kaohsiung (CG129). In June 2020 Kaohsiung and another coast guard vessel detained a large Chinese sand dredging vessel which had been illegally harvesting sand in Taiwanese waters.^[6]

Gallery

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  Yilan (CG128)
• 
  Kaohsiung (CG129)
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  CG 128 in build
• 
  CG 129 in build
• 
  Yilan and Kaohsiung in build at Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company
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  40mm Bofors main gun aboard CG 129
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  Weapons station aboard CG 129

See also

• Chiayi-class patrol vessel
• Anping-class offshore patrol vessel
• Miaoli-class patrol vessel
• Cheng Kung-class frigate
• Kang Ding-class frigate