The Republic of China has tested the Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile from a coast guard ship. This is stated in: reported Taiwan Military. The anti-ship missile was launched by the Anping-class Coast Guard (CG-601). The exercises were planned and conducted by the Republic of China Navy to study the use of coast guard vessels as naval vessels in wartime.

After test firing, Anping entered a naval base in southern Taiwan to remove missiles and other equipment. It then went to the port of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan to test the foundation of the ship’s structure after the missile was launched. The quay is managed by the Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company, which has built all 15 Anping-class ships.

The significance of the first test launch of an anti-ship missile from an Anping-class ship is of paramount importance to the Coast Guard and Navy, according to the Taiwan Coast Guard Fleet Unit.

Hsiung Feng II

The Hsiung Feng II is a subsonic anti-ship missile, roughly equivalent to the RGM-84 Harpoon, developed by Taiwan’s Chun Shan National Institute of Science and Technology. Development of the missile system began in the early 1980s and was reportedly adopted in 1990.

The missile is designed to hit targets both on land and at sea, and the latter is the main aspect of the weapon and has a range of about 75 miles. A supersonic relative of the HF-2, the HF-3 is Taiwan’s latest addition to the Hsiung Feng family of cruise missiles. It can also be installed on an Anping class ship. Source