ROCS Su Ao
ROCS Su Ao (蘇澳; DDG-1802) is a Template:Sclass guided-missile destroyer currently in active service of the Republic of China Navy. Su Ao was formerly American Template:Sclass Template:USS, which was decommissioned from the United States Navy in 1998. For some time after the ship's 30 May 2003 purchase, Su Ao was tentatively named Ming Teh (明德), following the example of Chi Teh (紀德), but it was later decided to be named Su Ao, after the Su-Ao naval base in eastern Taiwan.
Ship History
On August 20, 2019, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Bernard Li and others went to Zuoying to visit the AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle and the Keelung-class Suao warship.
On February 26, 2025, this ship broadcast in the southwest waters of Taiwan to drive away the PLA Huanggang that was conducting illegal exercises. [1]
On April 1, 2025, this ship formed a fleet with the Tian Dan Ship and Ming Chuan Ship to monitor the Shandong aircraft carrier formation located about 220 nautical miles southeast of Eluanbi. [2]