Scott was sold to the
Republic of China in 2004, originally to be named
Chi Te. However, due to her better storage condition than her sister ships, she became the first
Kidd-class vessel to be commissioned by the
Republic of China Navy (ROCN) and thus became '
ROCS Kee Lung
(DDG-1801)', the lead vessel of the new ROCN
Kee Lung-class destroyers. After almost two years of refit and training in the U.S., the
Kee Lung was commissioned on 17 December 2005 at
Keelung naval port in northern
Taiwan. The ROCN paid just over $690 million for the four
Kidd-class destroyers, giving it extensive
anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) capabilities. ==References==