ROCS Pan Chao

ROCS Pan Chao is the sixth of eight Taiwanese-built s of the Republic of China Navy, based on the United States.

Construction and career

Laid down in July 1995 and launched in May 1996, Pan Chao was commissioned in December 1997. All of these Taiwanese frigates have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
Like her sister ships, Pan Chao was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, ROC.
On May 23, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense released footage of the ship monitoring the PLA's Type 052D Shaoxing.
On February 26, 2025, the ship monitored the PLA's Type 071 Simingshan and Type 903 Qiandao Lake in the southwest waters of Taiwan.