Cheng Kung (PFG 2)

The Cheng Kung class is a Taiwanese guided-missile frigate family based on the U.S. Oliver Hazard Perry design and built for the Republic of China Navy. The ships gave Taiwan a locally produced surface combatant with air-defense, anti-submarine, and anti-surface roles during a period of sustained naval modernization.

Cheng Kung-class ships combine standard missile air-defense capability, torpedoes, a medium naval gun, anti-ship missiles, and helicopter operations. Their main value is not specialization in one mission but the ability to escort convoys, patrol approaches, and add layered defense around higher-value naval units.

For Taiwan, frigates such as the Cheng Kung class help distribute naval combat power across multiple hulls. They support maritime surveillance, anti-submarine screening, and wartime sea-lane defense in a geography where ports, airfields, and surface forces are exposed to missile and air attack.