Taiwan's navy has recently completed the acquisition of a total of 21 Perry, Knox and La Fayette class frigates equiped with modern shipboard combat systems. This modernization program has provided Taiwan with its greatest advantage relative to China in recent memory, though this advantage will erode over the next decade as Chinese naval modernization plans are eventually fullfilled.

          Inventory
  Type Class   Displacement 1985 2000 2010
               
Destroyers 20 7 4
  Tien Tan ACS Arleigh Burke   8,300 - - 4
  Chao Yang Gearing   3,500 14 7 -
  Lo Yang Allen M. Summer   3,220 2 - -
  Heng Yang Fletcher   3,035 4 - -
Frigates 10 21 36
  Cheng Kung Perry   4,100 - 7 8
  Chi Yang Knox   4,200 - 8 8
  Kang Ding La Fayette   3,500 - 6 6
  Kuang Hua-V     2,000 - - 14
  Tai Yuan Rudderow   1,950 1 - -
  Tien Shan Charles Lawrence   2,150 3 - -
  Wen Shan Crosley   2,150 6 - -
Fast Attack Missile Craft 52 62 41
  Ching Chiang     580 - 11 11
  Kuang Hua-VI     200 - - 30
  Lung Chiang PSMM MK5   250 2 2 -
  Hai Ou Dvora   47 50 49 -
Submarines 2 4 12
  Hai Lung II     2,500 - - 10
  Hai Lung Zwaardvis   2,600 - 2 2
  Hai Shih GUPPY   2,440 2 2  
Amphibious 27 15 14
    Anchorage   14,000 - - 1
  Chen Hai Ashland   9,375 1 2 -
  Chung Ho Newport   8,792 - 2 2
  Chung Hai LST-1   4,080 22 7 7
  Mei Lo LSM-1

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