Chuntao-class destroyer
 SKC Chuntao
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Wantao Industries |
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| Succeeded by: | Liuching-class destroyer |
| In commission: | 2003– |
| Active: | ? |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided-missile destroyer |
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| Length: | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | Wantao GE LM2500 , Fushao MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 300 |
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The Chuntao-class destroyer is a series of multipurpose destroyers of the Monsilvan Navy. The lead ship of this class, SKC Chuntao, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003. Chuntao-class destroyers were part of an increased military spending program implemented by the government of Suen Shi-huang. ?? ships were launched by Dayu Group's Wantao Industries in four years. The ships are also in use by the Abersianian Navy.
Weapon systems
The ships have a 32-cell strike-length Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA area-air defence missiles, one 21-round RAM inner-layer defence missile launcher, one 30 mm Goalkeeper close-in weapon system, one Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm gun, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles and two triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes.
The electronics suite includes one Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR), one MW08 target indication 3D radar (TIR), two STIR240 fire-control radars with OT-134A Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters, an SLQ-200(V)K SONATA electronic warfare system and a MDCOM-II combat management system. WDS Mk 14 which evaluates threats, prioritizes them, and engages them in order with SM-2.
Ships in the class
| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| SKC ?? | Wantao Industries | 15 May 2002 | 30 November 2003 | Active |
| SKC ?? | Wantao Industries | 12 November 2003 | 30 June 2005 | Active |
| SKC ?? | Wantao Industries | 16 March 2006 | 1 October 2007 | Active |
