Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan)
海岸巡防署 | |
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Formed | 1 February 2000[1] |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
Headquarters | Wenshan, Taipei |
Employees | 15,620 (est. 2014) |
Minister responsible |
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Website | www.cga.gov.tw |
The Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan (CGA; Chinese: 行政院海岸巡防署; pinyin: Xíngzhèngyuàn Hǎi'àn Xúnfáng Shǔ) is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of China, which surrounds Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Green Island, Orchid Island, Dongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands as well as providing a first line of defense along coastal areas against smugglers and illegal immigrants. The CGA is considered a civilian law enforcement agency under the administration of the Executive Yuan, though during emergencies it may be incorporated as part of the Republic of China Armed Forces.
Organization
The Coast Guard Administration is headed by one minister and three deputy ministers. The CGA includes eight departments, one office and five task forces, as well as a Maritime Patrol Directorate General and a Coastal Patrol Directorate General. Its jurisdiction covers the waters surrounding Kinmen, Matzu, Penghu, and the main island of Taiwan to ensure proper protection of the 1,819.8 kilometers coastline and 540,000 square kilometers of "Blue Territory," which is 15 times larger than the island of Taiwan.
- Maritime Patrol Directorate General: Responsible for all maritime patrols and operations at sea.
- 1 - 16th Offshore Flotillas
- Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Flotilla Sectors
- Coastal Patrol Directorate General: Responsible for land based operations, primarily the patrolling of harbors, beaches and other coastal areas.
- Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Coastal Patrol Offices
History
The CGA was established on 1 February 2000, combining the Coast Guard Command (formerly under the Ministry of Defense), the Marine Police Bureau (formerly under the National Police Administration, Ministry of Interior), and several cutters from the Taiwan Directorate General of Customs, Ministry of Finance. The CGA formally unifies coastal and maritime law enforcement agencies It has seen a great deal of action for a young agency, participating in numerous search and rescue and anti-smuggling operations. The Coast Guard Administration was also recently involved in escorting Taiwanese fishing boats into waters disputed with Japan claimed by both sides as part of their exclusive economic zones.
Intelligence Function
Some people in Taiwan still regard the Coast Guard Administration as an intelligence agency due to its root. Indeed, the land branch of the Coast Guard Administration is inherited from the former Taiwan Garrison Command. As a result, a lot of intelligence personnel from the Military Police Command or the late Taiwan Garrison Command are still in the ROCCGA.
There are several mobile investigative groups subordinated to four corresponding areas of responsibility of the Coastal Patrol Directorate General. All mobile investigative groups of the Coast Guard Administration are tasked to perform intelligence-gathering mission of State Security. While executing such intelligence-gathering function, The Coast Guard Administration is subjected to the supervisory and coordination from the National Security Bureau.
Fleet
Cutters and Patrol Boats
Over 100 Tones | |||||||
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Name | Hull number | Class | Displacement (full load) | Builder | Year of enroling | Year of decommissioning | |
Ho-Hsing | CG101 | 1,800-ton class | 1,823 tones | China Shipbuilding Corp. | 1992 | ||
Wei-Hsing | CG102 | 1992 | |||||
Mo-Hsing | CG105 | 800-ton class | 917 tones | Wilton-Fijenoord | 1988 | ||
Fu-Hsing | CG106 | 1988 | |||||
Pao-Hsing | CG107 | 500-ton class (Pao-Hsing) | 694 tones | China Shipbuilding Corp. | 1980 | 2008 | |
Chin-Hsing | CG108 | 1985 | 2010 | ||||
Te-Hsing | CG109 | 500-ton class (Te-Hsing) | 701 tones | USUKI SHIPYARD CO., LTD. | 1977 | 2014 | |
Hsun-Hsing | CG110 | 300-ton class | 264 tones | China Shipbuilding Corp. | 1986 | 2005 | |
Taipei | CG116 | 500-ton class (Taipei) | 742 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 2001 | ||
Taichung | CG117 | 600-ton class | 827 tones | Ching Fu Shipbuilding | 2001 | ||
Keeling | CG118 | 2001 | |||||
Hualien | CG119 | 2001 | |||||
Penghu | CG120 | 2001 | |||||
Nantou | CG122 | 500-ton class (Nantou) | 742 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 2005 | ||
Kimmen | CG123 | 500-ton class (Kimmen) | 688 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 2008 | ||
Lienchiang | CG125 | 2008 | |||||
Tainan | CG126 | 2,000-ton class | 2,105 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 2011 | ||
Xinbei | CG127 | 2,077 tones | CSBC Corporation. | 2013 | |||
Yilan | CG128 | 3,000-ton class | 3,719 tones | Jade-Yachts Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. | 2015 | ||
Kaohsiung | CG129 | 2015 | |||||
Miaoli | CG131 | 1,000-ton class | 1,899 tones | Jade-Yachts Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. | 2015 | ||
Taoyuan | CG132 | 2015 | |||||
Taitung | CG133 | 2016 | |||||
Pingtung | CG135 | 2016 | |||||
Hsun-Hu No.1 | 800-ton class | 1,127 tones | United Shipbuilding (Taiwan) | 1992 | |||
Hsun-Hu No.2 | 400-ton class | 839 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 1992 | 2013 | ||
Hsun-Hu No.3 | 1992 | 2013 | |||||
Hsun-Hu No.5 | 100-ton class | 140 tones | Feng-Kuo Shipbuilding | 1992 | 2014 | ||
Hsun-Hu No.6 | 300-ton class | 228 tones | Feng-Kuo Shipbuilding | 1992 | |||
Hsun-Hu No.7 | 1,000-ton class | 1,915 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | 2011 | |||
Hsun-Hu No.8 | 2013 | ||||||
Hsun-Hu No.9 | 2013 | ||||||
Under 100 Tones | |||||||
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Class | In service | Hull numbers | Displacement (full load) | Builder | |||
100-ton class 1st generation type 1 | 8 | PP-10001 PP-10002 PP-10005 PP-10006 PP-10007 PP-10008 PP-10009 PP-10010 | 103 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | |||
100-ton class 1st generation type 2 | 10 | PP-10011 PP-10013 PP-10015 PP-10016 PP-10017 PP-10018 PP-10019 PP-10020 PP-10022 PP-10023 | 103 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co., Ltd | |||
100-ton class 2nd generation | 3 | PP-10025 PP-10026 PP-10027 | 118 tones | JONG SHYN SHIPBUILDING CORP. | |||
100-ton class 3rd generation type 1 | 3 | PP-10028 PP-10029 PP-10031 | 95 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
100-ton class 3rd generation type 2 | 14 (total 35 in future) | PP-10032 PP-10033 PP-10035 PP-10037 PP-10038 PP-10039 PP-10050 PP-10051 PP-10052 PP-10053 PP-10055 PP-10056 PP-10057 PP-10059 | 95 tones | Ching Fu Shipbuilding | |||
60-ton class | 5 | PP-6001、PP-6002、PP-6005、PP-6006、PP-6007 | 68 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
55-ton class | 10 | PP-5501、PP-5502、PP-5503、PP-5505、PP-5506、PP-5507、PP-5508、PP-5509、PP-5510、PP-5511 | 82 tones | (unknown) | |||
50-ton class 1st generation type 1 | 13 | PP-5001、PP-5002、PP-5003、PP-5005、PP-5006、PP-5007、PP-5008、PP-5010、PP-5011、PP-5012、PP-5013、PP-5015、PP-5016 | 56 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
50-ton class 1st generation type 2 | 14 | PP-5017、PP-5019、PP-5020、PP-5021、PP-5022、PP-5023、PP-5025、PP-5026、PP-5027、PP-5028、PP-5029、PP-5030、PP-5031、PP-5032 | 76 tones | TC Yachts | |||
50-ton class 2nd generation | 9 | PP-5033、PP-5035、PP-5037、PP-5038、PP-5039、PP-5050、PP-5051、PP-5052、PP-5053 | 56 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
35-ton class 1st generation | 28 | PP-3501、PP-3502、PP-3503、PP-3505、PP-3506、PP-3507、PP-3508、PP-3509、PP-3510、PP-3511、PP-3512、PP-3513、PP-3516、PP-3517、PP-3518、PP-3519、PP-3520、PP-3521、PP-3522、PP-3523、PP-3525、PP-3526、PP-3527、PP-3528、PP-3529、PP-3530、PP-3531、PP-3532 | 29 tones | (unknown) | |||
35-ton class 2nd generation | 24 | PP-3535、PP-3536、PP-3537、PP-3538、PP-3539、PP-3550、PP-3552、PP-3553、PP-3555、PP-3556、PP-3557、PP-3558、PP-3559、PP-3560、PP-3561、PP-3562、PP-3563、PP-3565、PP-3566、PP-3567、PP-3568、PP-3572、PP-3576、PP-3580 | 33 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
30-ton class | 13 | PP-3002、PP-3003、PP-3005、PP-3006、PP-3007、PP-3009、PP-3011、PP-3012、PP-3015、PP-3016、PP-3017、PP-3018、PP-3019 | 29 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
20-ton class | 45 | PP-2001、PP-2003、PP-2005、PP-2006、PP-2007、PP-2008、PP-2009、PP-2010、PP-2012、PP-2013、PP-2015、PP-‐2016、PP-2017、PP-2018、PP-2019、PP-2021、PP-2022、PP-‐2023、PP-2025、PP-2027、PP-2028、PP-2029、PP-2030、PP-2031、PP-2032、PP-2033、PP-2035、PP-2036、PP-2037、PP-2038、PP-2050、PP-2051、PP-2052、PP-2053、PP-2055、PP-2056、PP-2058、PP-2059、PP-2060、PP-2061、PP-2062、PP-2063、PP-2065、PP-2066、PP-2067 | 21 tones | Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd | |||
- RB-01 (Search/Rescue Boat)
- RB-02 (Search/Rescue Boat)
- RB-03 (Search/Rescue Boat)
- Type CP-1001 (Rubber raft) x9
- Type SF-801 (Speedboat) x6
- Type PP-601 (Speedboat) x9
Helicopters
Ministers
- Wang Ginn-wang (25 January 2006 – 7 December 2014)
- Wang Chung-yi (8 December 2014 – incumbent)
- Lee Chung-wei (designated)[3]
See also
References
External links
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- ROC Coast Guard Administration Website (English)
Republic of Korea Coast Guard | ||||
China Coast Guard Vietnam People's Coast Guard |
Japan Coast Guard United States Coast Guard | |||
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Philippine Coast Guard |
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