Lungteh Shipbuilding
Taiwanese shipbuilder
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Lungteh Shipbuilding (also spelled Lung Teh or Longde,[1] Chinese: 龍德造船) is a Taiwanese ship and boat builder headquartered in Yilan County.
Native name | 龍德造船 |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Yilan County, Taiwan |
Number of locations | 6 |
| Website | http://www.lts.com.tw/LungTeh/en/ |
| Lungteh Shipbuilding | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍德造船工業股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙德造船工业股份有限公司 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍德造船 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙德造船 | ||||||
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History
Lungteh was established in 1979.[2]
In 2018 Lungteh won a contract to produce eleven Tuo Chiang Block II corvette and four minelayers for the Taiwanese Navy.[3]
Lungteh exhibited at IDEX in 2019 alongside other Taiwanese defense companies.[4]
In 2019 Lungteh Shipbuilding launched an 80-ton 28m long high speed catamaran research and test vessel named Glorious Star (光榮之星) for the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.[5]
On May 24, 2019 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen visited Lungteh to highlight the mass production of the Tuo Chiang Block II corvette, dubbed a "carrier killer" by the press. She gave a speech about asymmetrically countering China’s military with smart military procurement and technological innovation.[6]
In August 2020 they launched the first of four Min Jiang-class minelayers ordered by the Taiwanese Navy.[7] Class delivery was completed in December 2021.[8]
In March 2024, the final two corvettes from the initial batch of six ordered from Lungteh, PPG-625 An Chiang and PPG 626 Wan Chiang, were commissioned at Su'ao Harbor in Yilan.[9][10] Production of the second batch of corvettes began in 2024 with production expected to be completed by the end of 2026. Five ships are planned in the second batch.[11] The first ship from the second batch, Dan Chiang (丹江, PGG-627), was launched in July 2025.[12]
In April 2025 Navy placed an order with Lungteh for six additional Min Jiang-class minelayers.[13]
In June 2025 Lungteh entered its Black Tide USV into trials being conducted by the Taiwanese military.[14] The Black Tide has a top speed of 43 knots (80kph) and can be configured for either reconnaissance or strike.[15]
In July 2025 China placed Lungteh on an export control list due to its work for the Taiwanese military.[16][17] Responding to the ban, Lungteh said that the materials it sourced from China were "all highly replaceable."[18]
Operations
Lungteh has five production facilities in Yilan county and offices in Taipei and Singapore.[19]
Lungteh has produced fast ferries, wind farm supply vessels,[20][21] coastal patrol craft, high speed special forces craft,[22] fireboats, and pilot boats.
Lungteh is a partner in producing the Multipurpose Assault Craft series of combat boats for the Philippine Navy. The series had four variants as of 2018.[23]
In cooperation with ST Engineering Lungteh has produced the Venus 16 unmanned surface vehicle.[24]
Along with NCSIST Lungteh has produced the Hui Long-class UUV.[25]
Gallery
NCSIST test ship Glorious Star
Four Tuo Chiang-class corvettes pierside
Lungteh Shipbuilding fleet van
Coast Guard Administration patrol vessel PP-3582 at launch
