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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Refurbished US frigate to join ROC Navy next year

Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigateThe United States military is scheduled to refurbish an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate that was reportedly damaged during a mission in Europe earlier this year before sending it to serve in Taiwan's navy next year, sources told local media yesterday.

The Taiwan military announced last November that it is scheduled to receive two Perry-class frigates in 2015 to replace its existing fleet of aging frigates.

U.S. media, however, reported this February that USS Taylor, one of the frigates that the U.S. is scheduled to sell Taiwan, ran aground in Turkey.

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