Coast guard takes delivery of newest patrol boat ‘Lanyu’By Tsai Ching-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday held a ceremony marking the delivery of its 11th Anping-class offshore patrol vessel Lanyu (蘭嶼艦), saying it would boost Taiwan’s ability to respond to Beijing’s “gray zone” tactics. Ocean Affairs Council Deputy Minister Chang Chung-Lung (張忠龍) presided over the CGA event in the Port of Kaoshiung. The 600-tonne corvette, the Lanyu, is pictured in Kaohsiung yesterday. Tao children perform during a ceremony marking the delivery of the 600-tonne corvette, the Lanyu, in Kaohsiung yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard AdministrationThis means that Anping-class ships could be armed to bolster the navy, improving Taiwan’s ability to augment its surface combatant numbers and replace the navy’s losses in a conflict with China.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2026 03:46 UTC