Taiwan Navy ROCS An Chiang Commissioned

ROCS An Chiang (PGG-625) was commissioned into the Republic of China Navy on 26 March 2024 at Su'ao harbour in Yilan County, in a ceremony presided over by President Tsai Ing-wen, together with sister ship Wan Chiang, the Taipei Times reported. The two ships are the last of six Tuo Chiang-class corvettes ordered from Lungteh Shipbuilding, the first of which was delivered in 2021. The stealthy catamarans are armed with TC-2N air-defence missiles, Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles, an OTO Melara 76 mm gun and a Phalanx close-in weapon system, according to the same report.