ROCS Chang Chien (FFG-1109)

ROCS Chang Chien (張騫, FFG-1109) is the seventh of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class. Laid down in June 1996 and launched in April 1997, Chang Chien was commissioned in November, 1998. All of these Taiwanese FFG's have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFG's, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.

Like her sister ships, Chang Chien was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.

As of 2005, Chang Chien is homeported at Tso-Ying naval base.

Namesake

Chang Chien is named after Chang Chien (張騫) (195 BCE - 114 BCE), who served as an emissary to the nation-states in today's Central Asia and later as a general for the Han Dynasty. He was famous for not-giving up his emissary mission even when captured by Xiongnu and forced to lived among them for many years. Chang Chien was also instrumental for eventual Han conquest and colonization of the region now known as Xinjiang.

Specifications

• Displacement: 2851 ton lightship, 3610 ton standard
• Length: 138.8 metres
• Beam: 13.72 metres
• Draught: 8.6 metres
• Armament:

• 1 Mk 13 Missile Launcher for the SM-1MR Standard SAM
• 8 Hsiung Feng II SSM
• 1 Mk 75 Oto Melara 76 mm Compact Gun
• 1 Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS
• 2 Mk 32 SVTT for Mk 46 Lightweight Torpedoes
• 2 Bofors 40mm/L70 gun
• Hangar capacity for two Sikorsky S-70C(M)2 Seahawk helicopters

• Propulsion: Two LM2500 Gas Turbines coupled to a single shaft and controllable pitch propellor
• Speed: 30+