Wu-Chin Modifications - A Guide

 

Guide to Taiwanese Modified Gearing-class

HD - 12/30/2022

WU CHIN 1 (武進一型作戰系統)

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 1 standard possessed a weapons suite of: 

• [1x2] Mk. 38 5" gun in the bow 'A' position.
• [1x1] Oto Melara 3" gun in the foredeck 'B' position.
• [2x3] Mk. 32 324mm triple torpedo launchers slightly aft of 3" gun.
• [2x2] Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft guns midships, ahead of DASH hangar.
• [1x8] RUR-5 ASROC anti-submarine launcher midships (FRAM 1 ships only).
• [3x1] Hsiung Feng 1 anti-ship missiles on the aft deck.
• [1x4] Sea Chaparral surface-to-air missile launcher on the aft deck, behind AShMs.

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 1 standard were as follows:

• DDG-926, Suei-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1987. Depicted below.
• DDG-907, Fu-Yang, FRAM 2, modified 1980.
• Received [2x1] Hsiung Feng 2 missiles in 1992.

WU CHIN 2 (武進二型作戰系統)

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 2 standard possessed a weapons suite of: 

• [1x1] Oto Melara 3" gun in the bow 'A' position.
• [3x1] Hsiung Feng 1 anti-ship missiles on the foredeck.
• [2x3] Mk. 32 324mm triple torpedo launchers, located on foredeck.
• [1x8] RUR-5 ASROC anti-submarine launcher midships (FRAM 1 ships only).
• [2x1] Hsiung Feng 1 anti-ship missiles on top of DASH hangar.

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 2 standard were as follows:

• DDG-911, Dang-Yang, FRAM 2, modified 1980.
• DDG-915, Han-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1978.
• Modified by U.S. for add'l CBRN protection.
• DDG-920, Lai-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1980. 
• DDG-924, Kai-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1980.

WU CHIN 3 (武進三型作戰系統)

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 3 standard possessed a weapons suite of: 

• [1x1] Oto Melara 3" gun in the bow 'A' position.
• [2x3] Mk. 32 324mm triple torpedo launchers, located on foredeck.
• [2x2] RIM-66 anti-aircraft missile launchers, 'B' position.
• [1x8] RUR-5 ASROC anti-submarine launcher midships (FRAM 1 ships only).
• [2x2] Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft guns midships, ahead of DASH hangar.
• [1x4] Hsiung Feng 2 anti-ship missiles midships.
• [1x1] Mk. 15 Phalanx 20mm CIWS, aft deck.
• [2x3] RIM-66 anti-aircraft missile launchers, aft deck.

Ships modified to the Wu Chin 2 standard were as follows:

• DDG-921, Liao-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1991.
• DDG-912, Jian-Yang, FRAM 1, mod. unknown.
• DDG-923, Shen-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1991,
• Received HF-2, 1995
• DDG-925, De-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1987. Depicted below.
• DDG-927,Yun-Yang, F(1), modified 1986.
• DDG-928, Zheng-Yang, FRAM 1, mod. unknown.
• DDG-929, Shao-Yang, FRAM 1, modified 1990.

Sources: 

http://www.navy77.url.tw/data%20page/DDG.htm

https://nmda.teldap.tw/

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2021/02/14/wu-chin-iii-taiwans-remarkable-rebuilt-wwii-destroyers/

Numerous photo references. 

https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/陽字號驅逐艦