Kuei Yang
 DDG-908
 
           
        The following note was received from  Walter Baranger  31 Aug. 2010  ---
        Go to Walt's website   http://www.abbot.us/DD629/fletcher/     for more information
 
            Glenn,
          Twining/Kuei Yang  was intentionally torpedoed by Taiwanese sub Hai Lung SS793 shortly after 2002.
         I'm trying to ascertain the date.   Was part of the Han Kuang exercises.   That's my best information.
          --- walt

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             Alex Wu:    changwu@world-net.co.nz
Dear Glenn:
 Hope downloading my email did not take you too much time.
I am so sorry that I sent you a wrong picture in the previous email. Shame of me that the ship is DDG-918 (formerly USS Kimberly DD-521) .  I sincerely apologize for that!!
 However, the picture provided by Ching-shou Tu has been proved that the mast is definitely not from Twining.

[Glenn's note;The main mast in what was believed to be the Kuei Yang  Park is a tripod unit.
Earlier  pictures of Kuei Yang show the main mast to be of a four post design.
The screw in the park has four blades. I have a Marvin Colvin WW2 picture of Twining in dry dock showing a three bladed screw?]


To make it up to you I asked my naval mates to provide any possible information about Twining, and I  received the attached photos of Twining.
Now I am 100% sure the Fletcher in those pictures is undoubtedly Twining.
Please replace that picture of [http://www.crosswinds.net/~dd540/ddg908-feb-03-700.jpg] with these attached ones!  [Picture no longer posted]
They are provided by Brian Lin who served aboard ROCN DDG-923 (formerly USS Power DD-839) as a gunner's mate at the same time I was aboard ex-USS Hanson.

Regards

Alex Wu
GM3 ROCN DDG-921 (ex-USS Hanson) 96'-98'

 
 Alex, please accept the thanks of the Twining crew for your efforts in locating
 Kuei Yang (ex-Twining).
Glenn

 
Pictures Courtesy of Brian Lin who served aboard ROCN DDG-923 (formerly USS Power DD-839)
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Pictures are dated  18 Nov - 2002
 

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ddg908-57-750
 

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ddg908-38
 

ddg908-43-crop-750
 
 

ddg908-59-700

1. The missing anchor and main mast suggests the possible existence of a  Kuei Yang  memorial.

2. The main mast at what was believed to be the Kuei Yang  Park is a tripod unit.    Earlier  pictures of Kuei Yang show the main mast to be of a four post design.

3. The screw in the park contains four blades. A WW2 picture shows Twining's screw to  have three blades.

 
An Email from Alex Wu  to Loren Postma 
To: Loren Postma
Subject: Re: Twining DD-540, Kuei Yang DDG-908

Dear Loren:
It's great to receive your email.
I am actually living in New Zealand, and all the photos and details were
provided by my faithful naval mates.
We are a group of demobilized (veterans) sailors and officers who are always
interesting in the status of decommissioned ships. Although most of us only
served Taiwanese Navy for about 2 years, we are enthusiatic in things
related to old tin cans as much as you do.
As for the Twining, she cannot be operated anymore since any working
equipment and facilities from engine, weapon and navigating systems would
have been removed.
So where is she?? As far as I know she is still in Kaohsiung harbour. She is
a lucky one who can survive until now for most of decommissioned destroyers
have been either scrapped, sunk as artificial fish-farms or used as missile
targets.
It's my privilege to keep you respected sailors updated about Twining, and
as soon as I got any information I will write Glenn an email.
Regards
Alex, GM3 ROCN DDG-921 (ex-USS Hanson)

17 Mar, 2006
Webmaster's Note:  If anyone has any information as to the final
disposition of Kuei Yang DDG-908 please let me know.
Glenn Robbins
Email......twining_dd540@yahoo.com


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