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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 Ao'' was formerly American {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|2}} {{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, Yilan|Su-Ao]] naval base in eastern [[Taiwan]].
'''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 Ao'' was formerly American {{sclass-|Kidd|destroyer|2}} {{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, Yilan|Su-Ao]] naval base in eastern [[Taiwan]].


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Revision as of 00:37, 19 October 2017

as USS Callaghan
ROCS Su Ao (DDG-1802), then USS Callaghan
History
Taiwan
Builder
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 typeKee Lung-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
Armament
Aircraft carried

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 Template:Sclass- 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.