Ships in Class
- Original name: USS Kidd (DDG-993)
- Tentative Iranian name: Kouroush
- Present name: Tso Ying (左營, DDG-1803); was to be Tung Teh (同德); commissioned on 3 November 2006
- Original name: USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
- Tentative Iranian name: Daryush
- Present name: Su Ao (蘇澳, DDG-1802); was to be Ming Teh (明德); commissioned on 17 December 2005
- Original name: USS Scott (DDG-995)
- Tentative Iranian name: Nader
- Present name: Kee Lung (基隆, DDG-1801); was to be Chi Teh (紀德); commissioned on 17 December 2005
- Original name: USS Chandler (DDG-996)
- Tentative Iranian name: Anoshirvan
- Present name: Ma Kong (馬公, DDG-1805); was to be Wu Teh (武德); commissioned on 3 November 2006
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