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ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601)
ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) at Zuoying Naval Base
History
Taiwan
NameTa Kuan
BuilderFincantieri
Launched1995
Commissioned1995
IdentificationPennant number: (AGS-1601)
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAlliance-class research ship
Ta Kuan at the Port of Kaohsiung

ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) is a Taiwanese Navy research vessel. Designed to carry out oceanographic and hydrographic research, as well as surveillance activities, the vessel's platform was developed from the Italian ship Alliance built for NATO.

Design

She is a sister ship of Alliance and Elettra being been built in between the two.

History

Ta Kuan was built at La Spezia, Italy by Fincantieri and was launched in 1995. In 2015 she received a full upgrade from L3 Technologies.

See also

References

  1. "Taiwanese Navy's Vessel to Undergo Retrofitting". navaltoday.com. Naval Today. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "L-3 to Retrofit Taiwanese Research Vessel". motorship.com. Motorship. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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