Republic of China Navy (2023)

Current Active Inventory: 91 Fleet Units

Last Updated: 11/19/2022 | © www.WDMMW.org

The following represents an overview of the modern naval fighting capabilities of the Republic of China Navy (2023). The service currently counts 91 total units in its active naval inventory. This total includes frontline commissioned vessels but excludes smaller patrol vessels, auxiliary / survey ships, replenishment, and historical ceremonial types. The WDMMW review takes into account specific categories of warships covering attack, defense, and general support designs. Inventory numbers and related unit types are provided as-is and derived from publically-available information / sources. "On Order" totals found at the bottom of this article are related to any future hulls currently under procurement/construction though said hulls may not be delivered for service in the current year for various reasons.

Total Units: 91

TvR:
74.6

True Value Rating takes into account current strengths/weaknesses, matched against the highest-rated service (the USN yields a top rating of 323.9).

Global Rank:
12/35

A total of 35 naval services from 35 nations currently tracked. Current Ranking.

FORCE CONCENTRATION:

Carriers: 0 units
Submarines: 4 units
Fleet Core: 80 units
Amphib Asslt: 7 units

FORCE BALANCE:

AVERAGE

Fleet covers basic operating requirements by addressing primary categories.

SUPPLIERS:
National flag of the United States

HULL PREFIX:
"ROCS"

ESTABLISHED:
1947
76 yrs ago
as the "Republic of China Navy"

MEDIAN HULL AGE:
26.9
Years

HULL AGE VISUALIZATION

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Unit Age Color Key

0 to 15 yrs

16 to 25 yrs

26 to 30 yrs

>30 yrs

Age plays a vital role in the life of any warship as hulls and various onboard technologies are pushed to the limit, ultimately exposed to the corrosive and generally unforgiving effects of life at sea. Such degradation often leads to modernizations, refits, or outright retirement. Our color gauge attempts to showcase a vessel's current state within the fleet, helping to detail those outgoing vessels against those at the midway point of their service or those just having been commissioned.

Submarines (4)

Hulls developed for undersea/submersible operation; nuclear-powered or conventionally-powered.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

50yrs

Hai Shih

SS-791

Hai Shih-class

50yrs

Hai Bao

SS-792

Hai Shih-class

36yrs

Hai Lung

SS-793

Hai Lung-class

35yrs

Hai Hu

SS-794

Hai Lung-class

Total Units: 4 (4%)

NOTES: Hai Shih-class are ex-USN Tench-class boats with GUPPY II program modifications; Hai Lung-class procured from the Netherlands in middle part of the 1980s, based on the Dutch Zwaardvis-class.

Destroyers (4)

Multi-mission hulls developed for Blue Water environment; operating independently or as part of the main surface fleet.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

18yrs

Kee Lung

DDG-1801

Kee Lung-class

18yrs

Su Ao

DDG-1802

Kee Lung-class

17yrs

Tso Ying

DDG-1803

Kee Lung-class

17yrs

Ma Kong

DDG-1805

Kee Lung-class

Total Units: 4 (4%)

NOTES: The entire class is made up of ex-USN Kidd-class destroyers.

Frigates (22)

Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than Destroyers, though larger than corvettes, having Blue Water capabilities.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

24yrs

Fong Yang

FFG-933

Chi Yang-class

30yrs

Fen Yang

FFG-934

Chi Yang-class

28yrs

Lan Yang

FFG-935

Chi Yang-class

24yrs

Hwai Yang

FFG-937

Chi Yang-class

25yrs

Ning Yang

FFG-938

Chi Yang-class

24yrs

Yi Yang

FFG-939

Chi Yang-class

30yrs

Cheng Kung

PFG-1101

Cheng Kung-class

29yrs

Cheng Ho

PFG-1103

Cheng Kung-class

28yrs

Chi Kuang

PFG-1105

Cheng Kung-class

27yrs

Yueh Fei

PFG-1106

Cheng Kung-class

30yrs

Tzu I

PFG-1107

Cheng Kung-class

26yrs

Pan Chao

PFG-1108

Cheng Kung-class

26yrs

Chang Chien

PFG-1109

Cheng Kung-class

19yrs

Tian Dan

PFG-1110

Cheng Kung-class

5yrs

Ming-Chuan

PFG-1112

Cheng Kung-class

5yrs

Feng Jia

PFG-1115

Cheng Kung-class

27yrs

Kang Ding

PFG-1202

Kang Ding-class

27yrs

Si Ning

PFG-1203

Kang Ding-class

26yrs

Kun Ming

PFG-1205

Kang Ding-class

26yrs

Di Hua

PFG-1206

Kang Ding-class

26yrs

Wu Chang

PFG-1207

Kang Ding-class

25yrs

Chen De

PFG-1208

Kang Ding-class

Total Units: 22 (24%)

NOTES: Chi Yang-class and Cheng Kung-class are ex-USN Knox-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class ships, respectively. The French-originated La Fayette-class operates as the Kang Ding-class in the RoCN.

Corvettes (2)

Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than frigates but larger than OPVs, capable of operating independently or as part of the main fighting fleet.

OUTLOOK

POSITIVE

9yrs

Tuo Chiang

PGG-618

Tuo Chiang-class

2yrs

Ta Chiang

PGG-619

Tuo Chiang-class

Total Units: 2 (2%)

NOTES: Tuo Chiang (PGG-618) has served as the class prototype vessel.

Mine Warfare (10)

Hulls outfitted for the purpose of mine countermeasures/countermine warfare.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

33yrs

Yung Feng

MHC-1301

Yung Feng-class

33yrs

Yung Feng

MHC-1302

Yung Feng-class

32yrs

Yung Feng

MHC-1303

Yung Feng-class

32yrs

Yung Feng

MHC-1305

Yung Feng-class

29yrs

Yung Yang

MSO-1306

Yung Yang-class

29yrs

Yung Tzu

MSO-1307

Yung Yang-class

29yrs

Yung Ku

MSO-1308

Yung Yang-class

29yrs

Yung Teh

MSO-1309

Yung Yang-class

11yrs

Yung Jin

MHC-1310

Osprey-class

11yrs

Yung An

MHC-1311

Osprey-class

Total Units: 10 (11%)

NOTES: Yung Feng-class built in German for the RoCN; Yung Yang-class are ex-USN Aggressive-class minesweepers; Yung Jin-class are ex-USN Osprey-class minehunters.