[6] The class has a helipad and hangar which can accommodate a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

It is equipped with a medical center with a negative pressure area, a surgery suite, and a x-ray facility.

[6][7] The procurement is part of a decade long Coast Guard shipbuilding project with a projected budget of NT$42.6 billion ($1.4 billion).

[6] The budgeted cost of the four 4,000 ton patrol vessels is NT$ 11.74 billion (US$392 million).

[8] The first vessel of the class, Chiayi (CG5001), was launched in June 2020.