List of Republic of China Navy ships-Cedar Herald Index

The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army Navy of the People's Republic of China. Operations include maritime patrols in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, as well as counter-strike and counter-invasion operations during wartime. The Republic of China Marine Corps functions as a branch of the Navy.

The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is ROCS (Republic of China Ship); an older usage is CNS (Chinese Navy Ship).

List of Republic of China Navy ships

ROCN also avoids giving ships hull numbers that add up to or end at "4", as the Chinese pronunciation of the number 4 is close to the pronunciation of "death". This numbering scheme is more apparent on more newly acquired ships.

List of Republic of China Navy ships

Note: The ROCN generally uses hull classification symbols similar to the U.S. system with some changes. The proper classification is provided when known.

List of Republic of China Navy ships

Present fleet

In June 2016, two s of the US Navy, ex- and , were handed over to the Government of Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. The transfer cost was an estimated US$177 million. Following a reactivation period at Detyens Shipyard in Charleston SC, the ships sailed for Taiwan in March 2017 and arrived home in June 2017. The transfer of the ships includes the AN/SQR-19 Multi-Function Towed Array. Taiwan had previously been blocked from acquiring the AN/SQR-19, and the transfer of the system points to an anti-submarine focus in line with the s they will likely replace. A new class of eight (8) conventional attack submarines is planned. In November 2020, President Tsai Ing-wen officially opened the submarine construction facility in Kaohsiung, and it is reported (as of November 2021) that the lead submarine is under construction. The Taiwanese military's Indigenous Defense Submarine program anticipate having the first new 2,500-ton domestically produced submarines entering service in the 2023-25 time frame.

Decommissioned ships

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US designed; based on PSMM MK.5

ROCS Long Chiang (PG-601) – built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company

ROCS Sui Chiang (PG-602) – built by China Shipbuilding Corporation

() FABG-1~59 (no 4, 13, 22, 31, 40); all were decommissioned by 2013; two were gifted to Paraguay in 1994 and 4 were gifted to Gambia in 2009; replaced by Kung Hua VI project missile boats

PCL-class offshore patrol craft

9 locally designed and built. 143 tons fully load. All decommissioned in 2011.

Decommissioned in 1973. ROCS Hai Jiao (海蛟) ROCS Hai Lung (海龍)

Ex United States Navy ships

() ROCS Chi Yang FFG-932 (ex USN FF-1073) retired 2015 ROCS Hai Yang FFG-936 (ex USN FF-1083) retired 2015

() World War II era DDs later upgraded to DDGs in three batches, Wu Chin I, II and III. All ships in this class were retired by 2005.

Wu Chin I Batch: (Retired in 1980s-1990s) ROCS Dang Yang DD-11 (ex USN DD-764) ROCS Fu Yang DD-7 (ex USN DD-838)

Wu Chin II Batch: (Retired in late 1990s) ROCS Tse Yang DDG-930 (ex USN DD-873) ROCS Han Yang DDG-915 (ex USN DD-833) ROCS Kai Yang DDG-924 (ex USN DD-786) ROCS Lao Yang DDG-920 (ex USN DD-790) ROCS Sheui Yang DDG-926 (ex USN DD-852)

Wu Chin III Batch: (Retired in 2003–2004) ROCS Chien Yang DDG-912 (ex USN DD-787) ROCS Liao Yang DDG-921 (ex USN DD-832) ROCS Shen Yang DDG-923 (ex USN DD-839) ROCS Te Yang DDG-925 (ex USN DD-837) ROCS Yun Yang DDG-927 (ex USN DD-718) ROCS Chen Yang DDG-928 (ex USN DD-821) ROCS Shao Yang DDG-929 (ex USN DD-788)

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ROCS Luo Yang DD-14 (ex USN DD-421) ROCS Han Yang DD-15 (ex USN DD-427)

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ROCS Xian Yang DD-15 (ex USN DD-431) ROCS Nan Yang DD-16 (ex USN DD-456)

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ROCS An Yang DD-918 (ex USN DD-521) ROCS Qing Yang DD-909 (ex USN DD-528) ROCS Gui Yang DD-908 (ex USN DD-540) ROCS Kun Yang DD-919 (ex USN DD-541)

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ROCS Hui Yang DD-906 (ex USN DD-696) ROCS Yue Yang DD-905 (ex USN DD-700) ROCS Bo Yang DD-910 (ex USN DD-731) ROCS Xiang Yang DD-901 (ex USN DD-745) ROCS Luo Yang DD-914 (ex USN DD-746) ROCS Heng Yang DDG-902 (formerly DD-2, ex USN DD-747) ROCS Nan Yang DDG-917 (formerly DD-17, ex USN DD-760) ROCS Hua Yang DD-903 (ex USN DD-857)

ROCN Zhong Zheng LSD-191 (Dong Hai, ex USN LSD-8)