Jilong class destroyer

ROCS Jilong and ROCS Magong docked at the Zhongzheng Naval Base on May 4th, 2013.

The Jilong-class guided missile destroyers are a class of warship in the Republic of China Navy. They are named after naval bases on the island of Taiwan.

Specifications

Original Configuration

Type: Guided Missile Destroyer

• Service Period: 1981-Present
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 565 feet (172.21 meters)
  • Beam: 60 feet (18.29 meters)
  • Draft: 32 feet (9.75 meters)
  • Displacement: 7,125 tons (Standard); 10,790 tons (Full Load)
• Crew: 363 (31 officers and 332 enlisted)
• Propulsion: 4 x gas turbines, 2 x shafts
• Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
• Speed: 33 knots (61.12 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • Type 1022 Air Search RDF
  • Type 993 Surface Search RDF
  • Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 Navigation RDF
  • Type 909 Sea Dart Fire Control RDF x 4
  • Marconi Type 910 Sea Wolf Missile Fire Control RDF x 2
  • Plessey Type 2016 Hull Mounted ASDIC
  • Dowty Type 2031 Towed ASDIC
• Countermeasures:
  • AN/SLQ-501 Electronic Warfare Suite
  • Sea Gnat Chaff Lauchers
  • Type 182M Towed Torpedo Decoy
• Armament:
  • 2 x QF 4.5"/55-caliber Mk.8 Mod 1 naval gun
  • 2 x GWS.31 Sea Dart Mk.II AAM Launchers
  • 4 x GWS.26 Sea Wolf AAM Launchers
  • 2 x 4-cannister Xiongfeng III AShM Launchers
  • 2 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 2 x 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes
• Aircraft Carried: 2 x S-101C ASW helicopters
• Aviation Facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

Unit Run

• ROCS Jilong (DM 1801)
• ROCS Suao (DM 1802)
• ROCS Zuoying (DM 1803)
• ROCS Xinzhu (DM 1804)
• ROCS Magong (DM 1805)
• ROCS Taidong (DM 1806)