ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) is a Taiwanese Navy research vessel. Designed to carry out oceanographic and hydrographic research, as well as surveillance activities, the vessel's platform was developed from the built for NATO.

Design She is a sister ship of Alliance and , built in between the two.

History Ta Kuan was built at La Spezia, Italy by Fincantieri and was launched in 1995. In 2015 she received a full upgrade from L3 Technologies.

See also Italy-Taiwan relations Da Wu-class rescue and salvage ship

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