TA KUAN (AGS-1601) class

 1 TA KUAN-class OCEANOGRAPHIC/HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY SHIP (AGOR/ASGS)
     (NATO ALLIANCE class)

 Name       Pendant    Launched        Commissioned     Status

 TA KUAN    AGS-1601   Dec. 17, 1994   Sept. 26, 1995   Active

Ordered June 10, 1993, by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Active. Employed primarily in oceanographic research in support of anti-submarine warfare at the underwater sound range off Suao, eastern Taiwan.

Fincantieri, Muggiano, Italy

 Displacement:         2,466 tons standard
                       3,180 tons full load
 Dimensions:
      length           305 ft 1 in (93.0 m) overall
      beam              49 ft 9 in (15.2 m)
      draft             16 ft 7 in ( 5.1 m) maximum
 Propulsion:
      main             2 GMT type B.230.12M diesels, AEG CC-3127 generators,
                         electric drive; 2 AEG motors; 4,000 total bhp;
                         2 shafts
      auxiliary        thrusters fore and aft
 Performance:
      speed            17 knots
      range            12,000 nm at 15.5 kts
 Manning:              82 total including 20 scientists
 Electronic Systems:
      radars           1 Sperry-Marine type navigation; 1 navigation
      sonars           1 Simrad EM-1200 system

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