Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer

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Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class destroyer

Chungmugong Yi Sunshin destroyer
General characteristics
Displacement: 4,400 tonnes - 5,520 tonnes full load
Length: 150 m
Beam: 17 m
Propulsion: CODOG
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Crew Complement: 200

Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class destroyers (Hangul: 충무공 이순신급 구축함) are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship of this class, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003. Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class destroyers are a part of the Republic of Korea Navy's shipbuilding program named "KDX-II", which paved the way for becoming a blue-water navy. A design of a hull got licensing of technology of German IABG company.

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[edit] Weapon Systems

The ship has a 32-cell strike-length Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA area-air defence missiles, one 21-round RAM inner-layer defence missile launcher, one 30 mm Goalkeeper close-in weapon system, one Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm gun, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles and two triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes.

Electronics suite includes one Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR), one Thales Nederland MW08 3D target indication radar (TIR), two Thales Nederland STIR240 fire-control radars with OT-134A Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters, an SLQ-200(V)K SONATA electronic warfare system and a KDCOM-II combat management system which is derived from the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate's SSCS combat management system. BAE Systems WDS Mk 14 originally developed for the US Navy's New Threat Upgrade evaluates threats, prioritizes them, and engages them in order with SM-2.

On the 4th unit, ROKS Wang Geon, the 32-cell Mk 41 VLS is moved to the left and an indigenous VLS for a "Korean VLA" is installed on the right. The ship's forward part is spacious enough to take a 64-cell Mk 41 VLS.

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[edit] Ships in the class

ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) during the RIMPAC 2006
ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) during the RIMPAC 2006

Six ships are currently planned.

Hull no. Name Launched Commissioned
DDH 975 Chungmugong Yi Sunshin 22 May 2002 2 December 2003
DDH 976 Munmu the Great 11 April 2003 30 September 2004
DDH 977 Daejoyeong 12 November 2003 30 June 2005
DDH 978 Wang Geon 04 May 2005 10 November 2006
DDH 979 Kang Gamchan 16 March 2006 1 October 2007
DDH 981 Choi Young 20 October 2006 June 2008

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