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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Cheng Kung-class frigate
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1991–1999
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · COLD WAR
27
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationPFG (Patrol Frigate, Guided missile)
- Ship Typeguided-missile frigate
- Builder / ShipyardChina Shipbuilding Corporation
- Laid Down1990
- Launched1991
- Commissioned1993
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement3,133 t
- Full Load Displacement3,149.6 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)138.684 m
- Length (waterline)125.9 m
- Beam13.716 m
- Draft5.486 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement235
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionGas Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines + 2 × auxiliary propulsion units
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power30,600 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed29 kn
- Range5,000
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main GunOTO Melara 76 mm/62
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × Bofors 40 mm/L70, 2 × Type 75 20 mm/75, 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- CIWS1 × 20 mm Phalanx
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- Anti-Ship Missiles4 × Hsiung Feng II, 4 × Hsiung Feng III or 8 × Hsiung Feng II
- Surface-to-Air MissilesRIM-66 Standard MR
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters2
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems7MOD.7
- Air-Search RadarAN/SPS-49
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarAN/SPS-55, Mk 92 fire control system
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMk 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy LaunchersMark 36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1991Production started
- 1999Production ended
35
years in service
8
years in production
8
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE8terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A type of internal combustion engine that generates power using a turbine driven by gas expansion.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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