The navy is reportedly considering building eight light patrol ships with displacements between 2,000 and 2,500 tonnes amid a delay in plans to update the nation’s fleet of guided missile frigates. There are three types of warships in the Navy Command, classified by vessel size and commander rank. First are destroyers and patrol vessels led by a captain, followed by patrol ships larger than 1,000 tonnes led by a commander and smaller patrol boats led by a lieutenant commander. However, ships fitting the second category are no longer in commission, requiring 500-tonne Ching Chiang-class patro...