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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
Length	119.42 m (391 ft 10 in)
Beam	15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	5,200 kW (7,000 hp) x 4
Aircraft carried	UH-60/S-70C
Aviation facilities	Hangar

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

Overview

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

History

The two ships of the class, Yilan and Kaohsiung were commissioned together on June 6, 2015. 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.

Vessels

Yilan (CG128)

The first vessel of the class is named Yilan (CG128).

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.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "YILAN(CG128)". www.cga.gov.tw. CGA. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. "Taiwanese Coast Guard Compliance to IMO Noise Levels". www.pyroteknc.com. Pyrotek. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
3. Gady, Franz-Stefan. "2 New Ships: Taiwan's Coast Guard Is Thinking Big". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
4. Wu, J.R. "Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise". www.reuters.com. Reuters.
5. Hou, Elaine; Lin, Ko. "Taiwan's naval vessels opened for public tour at Taipei Port". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
6. Lin, Sean. "Chinese dredging vessel detained in CGA operation". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

v t e Coast Guard Administration
Leadership	Executive Yuan Ocean Affairs Council
Organization	Coast Guard Administration Special Task Unit
Equipment and vessels	Anping-class offshore patrol vessel Chiayi-class patrol vessel Miaoli-class patrol vessel Yilan-class patrol vessel
Others	Defense industry of Taiwan Republic of China Navy National Airborne Service Corps Taiwan Ocean Research Institute Maritime industries of Taiwan Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center

• Ships built in the Republic of China
• Patrol ship classes
• Ships of the Coast Guard Administration