Independence-class frigate

Independence-class Frigate

An Independence-class frigate of the Daoan Navy
Class overview
Builders:	Bao Marine
Operators:	Daoan Navy Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Reform-class frigate
Subclasses:	Kanzler-class long-range patrol vessel
Cost:	$255 million per ship
Built:	2015 - Present
In commission:	2016 - Present
Planned:	18
On order:	2
Building:	4
Completed:	12
Active:	6 Daoan Navy 6 Royal Navy
General characteristics
Type:	Guided Missile Frigate
Displacement:	Empty load: 2,670 tonnes Full load: 3,150 tonnes
Length:	105 m (344 ft 6 in)
Beam:	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draught:	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:	CODLAG 2 x 5.5 MW (7,375 hp) BSY 9D diesel engines 2 x 2.1 MW (2,816 hp) BSY 10F electric motors 2 x 10.3 MW (13,812 hp) Bao Marine GX-5 gas turbines 2 x propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers
Speed:	In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range:	7,210 nmi (13,000 km; 8,000 mi)
Endurance:	20 days at sea>
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 x RHIB
Complement:	105 Personnel
Sensors and processing systems:	Combat Management System Bao Marine SMART Mk.30 CMS Radar: Mach Aerospace Mk.2 RSS Front Dome (for SAM) Bao Marine DRX-6A fire-control radar (for SSM) Bao Marine DRX-9B fire-control radar (for Naval Gun) Khuat SR-7 surface surveillance radar Mach Aerospace NVS-3000 navigation radar Sonar: Bao Marine SNR-360 hull mounted active/passive sonar Datalink: Bao Marine GSS Datalink System IFF system: Bao Marine GSS IFF System
Electronic warfare & decoys:	HSZ-100 radar warning receiver Defender-A radar jamming system Mk.3 Sky Eye ECM/ELINT System Flare FRS-T 130mm 12-tube decoy launcher
Armament:	Guns 1 x KYC 76mm Naval Gun 2 x GS-9 Autocannons 1 x Shield 35mm close-in weapon system Vertical Launching System 1 x 16-cell VLS equipped with: SA-13 surface to air missile AW-10 anti-submarine rocket Missiles 2 x 4 AS-21 supersonic cruise missile Torpedoes 2 x 2 tripple barrel TP-9 lightweight torpedoes
Aircraft carried:	1 x V-11 Pelikan / D-20 Albatross
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter deck & hangar.

The Independence-class frigate (Daoan: Sự độc lập) is a class of guided-missile frigates built for the Daoan Congressional Republic Navy and designed by the Daoan shipbuilder Bao Marine. The Independence-class frigates were designed as multi-mission vessels as its armament and auxilliary equipment allows the ship to fulfill anti-aircraft warfare, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare roles seamlessly. The ship was designed around the principle of modular naval vessels which was meant to reduce cost and increase efficiency in construction & assembly. The first ship of the Independence-class, the TCQ ''Trần Việt Thắng'', was commissioned in 13 April 2016.