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|Ship country={{nowrap|Republic of China}}
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| Ship country = USA
|Ship builder=[[Ingalls Shipbuilding|Litton Ingalls]],<br>[[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], [[Mississippi]]
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''Callaghan''
|Ship laid down=23 October 1978
|Ship launched=1 December 1979 as {{USS|Callaghan|DDG-994}}
| Ship builder = [[Ingalls Shipbuilding|Litton Ingalls]],<BR>[[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], [[Mississippi]]
| Ship launched = 1 December 1979
|Ship acquired=30 May 2003
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| Ship commissioned = 29 August 1981
| Ship decommissioned = 31 March 1998
| Ship struck = 31 March 1998
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| Ship fate = Sold to [[Republic of China|Taiwan]], 30 May 2003
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| Ship country = Taiwan
|Ship name=ROCS ''Su Ao'' (DDG-1802)
|Ship namesake=[[Su-Ao Naval Base]], [[[Su-ao, Yilan]]
| Ship flag = [[Image:Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|100x35px|Republic of China Naval Jack]]
| Ship name = ''Su Ao''
|Ship commissioned=17 December 2005
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| Ship acquired = 30 May 2003
| Ship commissioned = 17 December 2005
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| Ship displacement = 7,289 tons standard
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'''ROCS ''Su Ao'' (蘇澳, DDG-1802)''' is a {{sclass|Kee Lung|destroyer}} [[guided-missile]] [[destroyer]] currently in active service of the [[Republic of China Navy]]. ''Su&nbsp;Ao'' was formerly American {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|0}} {{USS|Callaghan|DDG-994}}, which was decommissioned from the [[United States Navy]] in 1998. For some time after the ship's 30 May 2003 purchase, ''Su&nbsp;Ao'' was tentatively named '''''Ming&nbsp;Teh''''' (明德), following the example of ''Chi&nbsp;Teh'' (紀德), but it was later decided to be named ''Su&nbsp;Ao'', after the [[Su-ao, Yilan|Su-Ao]] naval base in eastern [[Taiwan]].

'''ROCS ''Su Ao'' (蘇澳, DDG-1802)''' is a [[Kee Lung class destroyer|''Kee Lung''-class]] [[guided-missile]] [[destroyer]] currently in active service of [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) [[Republic of China Navy|Navy]]. ''Su&nbsp;Ao'' was formerly [[USS Callaghan (DDG-994)|USS ''Callaghan'']] (DDG-994), which was decommissioned by the U.S. in 1998. For some time, ''Su&nbsp;Ao'' was tentatively named '''''Ming&nbsp;Teh''''' (明德), following the example of ''Chi&nbsp;Teh'' (紀德), but it was later decided to be named ''Su&nbsp;Ao'', after the [[Su-ao, Yilan|Su-Ao]] naval base in eastern [[Taiwan]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://navysite.de/dd/ddg994.htm Navysite.de: USS ''Callaghan'']
* [http://navysite.de/dd/ddg994.htm Navysite.de: USS ''Callaghan'']

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Revision as of 13:55, 10 November 2009

as USS Callaghan
ROCS Su Ao (DDG-1802), then USS Callaghan
(USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in background)
History
Republic of China
Builderlist error: <br /> list (help)
Litton Ingalls,
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down23 October 1978
Launched1 December 1979 as USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
Acquired30 May 2003
NameROCS Su Ao (DDG-1802)
NamesakeSu-Ao Naval Base, [[[Su-ao, Yilan]]
Commissioned17 December 2005
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeKung Lee-class destroyer
Displacement7,289 tons standard
Length171.6 m (563 ft)
Beam  16.8 m (55 ft)
Draft    9.6 m (31.5 ft)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 80,000 shp total (60 MW)
Speed33 knots (61 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems
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SPS-48E air search radar
SPG-60 gun fire control radar
SPS-55 surface search radar
SPQ-9A gun fire control radar
SQS-53 sonar
SLQ-32(V)3 Outboard II
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2 × Mark 26 launchers

2 × Mark 141 quad launcher

2 × Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 × Mark 45 5 in (127 mm) gun
2 × Mark 32 triple tube mounts with 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes
1 × Mark 112 ASROC launcher
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1 × SH-3 Sea King or
2 × SH-2 Seasprite

ROCS Su Ao (蘇澳, DDG-1802) is a Kee Lung-class destroyer guided-missile destroyer currently in active service of the Republic of China Navy. Su Ao was formerly American Kidd-class USS Callaghan (DDG-994), which was decommissioned from the United States Navy in 1998. For some time after the ship's 30 May 2003 purchase, Su Ao was tentatively named Ming Teh (明德), following the example of Chi Teh (紀德), but it was later decided to be named Su Ao, after the Su-Ao naval base in eastern Taiwan.