Lungteh Shipbuilding

Lungteh Shipbuilding (also spelled Lung Teh or Longde,[1] ) is a Taiwanese ship and boat builder headquartered in Yilan County.

History

Lungteh was established in 1979.[2]

In 2018 Lungteh won a contract to produce eleven Tuo Chiang Block II corvette and four minelayers for the Taiwanese Navy.[3]

Lungteh exhibited at IDEX in 2019 alongside other Taiwanese defense companies.[4]

In 2019 Lungteh Shipbuilding launched an 80-ton 28m long high speed catamaran research and test vessel named Glorious Star (光榮之星) for the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.[5]

On May 24, 2019 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen visited Lungteh to highlight the mass production of the Tuo Chiang Block II corvette, dubbed a "carrier killer" by the press. She gave a speech about asymmetrically countering China’s military with smart military procurement and technological innovation.[6]

In August 2020 they launched the first of four Min Jiang-class minelayers ordered by the Taiwanese Navy.[7] Class delivery was completed in December 2021.[8]

In March 2024, the final two corvettes from the initial batch of six ordered from Lungteh, PPG-625 An Chiang and PPG 626 Wan Chiang, were commissioned at Su'ao Harbor in Yilan.[9][10] Production of the second batch of corvettes began in 2024 with production expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Five ships are planned in the second batch.[11] The first ship from the second batch, Dan Chiang (丹江, PGG-627), was launched in July 2025.[12]

In April 2025 Navy placed an order with Lungteh for six additional Min Jiang-class minelayers.[13]

In June 2025 Lungteh entered its Black Tide USV into trials being conducted by the Taiwanese military.[14] The Black Tide has a top speed of 43 knots (80kph) and can be configured for either reconnaissance or strike.[15]

In July 2025 China placed Lungteh on an export control list due to its work for the Taiwanese military.[16][17] Responding to the ban, Lungteh said that the materials it sourced from China were "all highly replaceable."[18]

Operations

Lungteh has five production facilities in Yilan county and offices in Taipei and Singapore.[19]

Lungteh has produced fast ferries, wind farm supply vessels,[20][21] coastal patrol craft, high speed special forces craft,[22] fireboats, and pilot boats.

Lungteh is a partner in producing the Multipurpose Assault Craft series of combat boats for the Philippine Navy. The series had four variants as of 2018.[23]

In cooperation with ST Engineering Lungteh has produced the Venus 16 unmanned surface vehicle.[24]

Along with NCSIST Lungteh has produced the Hui Long-class UUV.[25]

Gallery

<Gallery> File:Philippine Navy MPAC Mk2 Panguan.jpg|Philippine Navy Multipurpose Assault Craft Mk2 File:「光榮之星」海上測試載台.jpg|NCSIST test ship Glorious Star File:03.26 總統主持「海軍高效能艦艇安江及萬江軍艦交艦典禮」 - 53612231049.jpg|Four Tuo Chiang-class corvettes pierside File:12.15 總統出席「高效能艦艇後續艦首艦命名、下水暨快速布雷艇首艇交艇典禮」- 50721841919.jpg|Min Jiang-class minelayer File:Lungteh Shipbuilding AXQ-2016 right side at Hall B, World Trade Center 20250219.jpg|Lungteh Shipbuilding fleet van File:Patrol vessel PP-3582 of Coast Guard Administration 20191206.jpg|Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel PP-3582 at launch </Gallery>

See also

• Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company
• CSBC Corporation, Taiwan

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