ROCS Ma Kong (馬公, DDG-1805) is a Kee Lung-class guided-missile destroyer currently in active service of Republic of China Navy. It is named after Ma Kong City, Penghu Island, a port city and the location of an important ROCN base.
ROCS Ma Kung in Kaohsiung Harbor
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| Laid down | 26 June 1978 |
| Launched | 24 May 1980 as USS Chandler (DDG-996) |
| Acquired | 30 May 2003 |
| Name | ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805) |
| Commissioned | 3 November 2006 |
| Status | Ship in active service |
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| Class and type | Kee Lung-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 7,289 tons standard |
| Length | 171.6 m (563 ft) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Draft | 9.6 m (31.5 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 80,000 shp total (60 MW) |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
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She was formerly the American Kidd-class destroyer USS Chandler (DDG-996) which was decommissioned from the United States Navy in September 1999 and sold to the Republic of China Navy on 30 May 2003.
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