The Zuoying, which was commissioned on November 1, 2006, was originally the Kouroush that the United States was going to sell to the Iranian Navy. However, due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and Iran after the Iranian Revolution, the new ship was taken over by the United States Navy after its completion. It was originally the first Kidd-class destroyer in service in 1981, the USS Kidd (DDG-993). The Kidd served in the US Navy until 1998 when it was decommissioned and sealed. In 2001, the Republic of China Navy established the "Guanghua VII Project" and purchased four Kidd-class destroyers from the United States . Among them, the Zuoying, originally named Kidd, was originally the first ship of the Kidd class, but because it was delivered to Taiwan later, it became the third ship of the Keelung class (the first ship
Keelung was originally the third ship of the Kidd class
USS Scott). From August 6 to 9, 2022, the ship closely monitored the PLA's
Nanjing conducting joint military exercises off the eastern coast of Taiwan. On March 19, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense released photos of Japanese warships monitoring the PLA's 052C
Changchun on the 18th of the same month. == References ==