Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
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ROKS Yi SunSin (DDH-975)
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Class overview | |
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Builders |
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Operators | Republic of Korea Navy |
Preceded by | Gwanggaeto the Great class |
Succeeded by | Sejong the Great class |
Built | 2002-2006 |
In commission | 2003– |
Active | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | Hanhwa GE LM2500 , Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 300 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters |
Notes | Wang Geon is currently (April 2015) acting in a NEO/Temporary diplomatic mission role on station off the coast of Yemen. She was originally in the area as part of the Cheonghae Unit rotation. |
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers (
Weapon systems
The ships have a 32-cell strike-length
The electronics suite includes one Raytheon
On the 4th unit, ROKS Wang Geon, the 32-cell Mk 41 VLS is moved to the left and an indigenous VLS named K-VLS is installed on the right. The ship's forward part is spacious enough to take a 56-cell Mk 41 VLS.
Design
The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities.[1]
Ships in the class
Name | Pennant number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin | DDH-975 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 15 May 2002 | 30 November 2003 | Active |
ROKS Munmu the Great | DDH-976 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 11 April 2003 | 30 September 2004 | Active |
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong | DDH-977 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 12 November 2003 | 30 June 2005 | Active |
ROKS Wang Geon | DDH-978 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 4 May 2005 | 10 November 2006 | Active |
ROKS Gang Gam-chan | DDH-979 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 16 March 2006 | 1 October 2007 | Active |
ROKS Choe Yeong | DDH-981 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 20 October 2006 | 4 September 2008 | Active |
Gallery
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ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) during RIMPAC 2006
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ROKS Dae Jo Yeong (DDH-977) being guided into Naval Base San Diego
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ROKS Kang Gamchan (DDH-979) during International Fleet Review
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ROKS Choi Young (DDH-981) during joint exercise "Invincible Spirit"
Variants
KDX-IIA
KDX-IIA is a proposed variant of the KDX-II. It will be armed with the advanced Aegis Combat System and will have enhanced features of KDX-II such as stealth. The ship has been offered to the Indian Navy.[2]
Arsenal ship
On August 14, 2019, the
See also
- List of naval ship classes in service
- List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships
- Korean Destroyer eXperimental
- Cheonghae Unit
References
- ROK Navy
- ^ BEMIL. "이지스 KDX-2, 과연 수출될수 있을까?".
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (20 August 2019). "ROK Navy To Get Aircraft Carrier, Arsenal Ship As Part Of Ambitious 5-Year Defense Plan". Naval News. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Further reading
- Watts, Anthony J. (2006). Jane's Warship Recognition Guide (4 ed.). OCLC 63185682.