ROC Navy christens Panshih fast combat support ship.

The ship, the second of its kind in Taiwan, was named Panshih after a mountain in eastern Taiwan in the hope that it will be as strong as a rock, the ministry said in a statement.

The vessel is designed as an AOE, in accordance with the U.S. Navy hull classification system, which means it is a logistics ship that will supply oil, ammunition and stores to other ships in a battle group.

It has a range of 8,000 nautical miles, maximum speed of 22 knots and the capacity to carry a complement of 165.

The new ship will help boost Taiwan's combat capability, according to Chief of General Staff Kao Kuang-chi.

Panshih is 196 meters long with a beam of 25.2 meters and a draft of 8.6 meters. It has a full displacement of 20,859 tons and light displacement of 10,371 tons.