The Kang Ding is a French built Taiwanese Kang Ding Class frigate based upon the French La Fayette Class of frigates. The Kang Ding Class frigates differ from the French La Fayette Class in both structure and weapons systems. The ship's anti-submarine capability has been considerably enhanced (in line with the perceived Chinese submarine threat, especially after their acquisition of Kilo Class submarines). Additional guns have also been fitted. The ship is designed to carry one Sikorsky S-70C(M)1 ASW helicopter. There is no launch hatch for rigid inflatable boats. The ship displaces 3,500 tons fully loaded, and has dimensions of 125m x 15. 4m x 4m. With a maximum speed of 25 knots, it has a range of 7,000 nautical miles at 15 knots. The ship can accommodate a complement of 134 (including 15 officers), plus there are 25 spare accommodation places. The ship is armed with eight Taiwanese-designed Hsiung Feng II (2 x four-cell) surface-to-surface missiles, one Sea Chaparral surface-to-air four-cell launcher, an Otobreda 76mm/62 Mk-75 main
gun, two Bofors 40mm/70 guns, one Raytheon/General Dynamics 20mm/76 Phalanx Mk 15 Mod 2 close-in weapon system (CIWS), 6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) torpedo tubes and Alliant Techsystems Mk 36 Mod-5 torpedoes. Research Kang Ding
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