Overview
FMLB-8 is documented as a distinct Fast Mine Laying Boat ships under construction as of August 2026.
FMLB-8 is associated with Taiwan and Republic of China Navy. It belonged to Fast Mine Laying Boat (FMLB) class, so the class page provides the shared design history while this page concentrates on the individual ship.
Construction and identity
The available construction record identifies FMLB-8 as built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding.
The ship's documented identity includes hull or pennant identifiers FMLB-8 and service with Republic of China Navy.
Service history
FMLB-8 is a follow-on fast minelayer under construction; no active-service identity is asserted.
The ship's configuration should be interpreted through the documented class and the dates attached to this individual vessel; equipment should not be assumed to have remained unchanged throughout service.
Class context: Fast Mine Laying Boat (FMLB) class
Taiwan’s Fast Mine Laying Boat program comprises four completed first-batch boats and six follow-on hulls under construction in 2026.
As a member of Fast Mine Laying Boat (FMLB) class, FMLB-8 shared the class's documented design framework and intended roles of Mine laying and Coastal denial. Individual refits, transfers, and wartime changes belong to this ship only when separately documented.
Later service and disposition
FMLB-8 is a follow-on fast minelayer under construction; no active-service identity is asserted. The associated date is 2026-08-26.
FMLB-8 matters as an individual career within Fast Mine Laying Boat (FMLB) class, allowing class-wide design history to be separated from this ship's own construction, identities, service, and fate.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Fast Mine Laying Boat (FMLB) class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. — Annual Report 2025 / 2026 business plan ↗Lung Teh Shipbuilding · accessed 2026-09-20
- 快速布雷艇後續艇首艇曝光 外觀長的跟第一代不一樣！ ↗Liberty Times Defense · accessed 2026-09-20
- Taiwan Launches 1st Mine Laying Ship for ROC Navy ↗Naval News · accessed 2026-09-20
- Taiwan war games to test rapid mine deployment ↗Taiwan News · accessed 2026-09-20