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Friday, March 14, 2014

Taiwan's first 'aircraft carrier killer' delivered

Hsun Hai (Swift Sea) class corvetteTaiwan's first stealthy missile corvette was christened Friday, a development that is expected to give the country's navy a capability to counter larger enemy warships.

The 500-ton Tuo River is the first of possibly 12 ships to be built locally under the Hsun Hai (Swift Sea) program.

The twin-hull corvette, described as a "carrier-killer" by local media, has a maximum speed of 38 knots (70 kilometers per hour) and a range of 2,000 nautical miles. Its speed and low radar signature allows the corvette to get close to enemy targets, experts said.

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