[rmlew]

Top-heavy aluminum frigates with a single shaft. Crappy design. If they want a good Aegis Frigate, they should look at the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán class frigate

[Thrownatbirth]

Top-heavy aluminum frigates with a single shaft. Crappy design.

Probably OK for Taiwan as long as they ride out typhoons in deep blue.

[rlmorel]

They are looking for a bargain, used vessels. I don’t think they want to spend the money on new spanish vessels.

Also, as the article states, they already have some Perrys.

For what they are using them for, the Perrys are fine. They are basically coastal defense vessels, not blue water vessels. We still use them for interdiction duty, something they are well suited to.