ROKS Kyong Buk' (FF 956) near San Diego, CA |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd |
| Operators: | Republic of Korea Navy Bangladesh Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Inchon class frigate |
| Completed: | 9 |
| Active: | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,350 tons |
| Length: | 103.7m |
| Beam: | 12.5m |
| Draught: | 3.8m |
| Propulsion: | CODOG 2 General Electric LM-2500 Disel Engine, 2 MTU 538 TB 82 |
| Speed: | 34 knots |
| Range: | 8,000 at 16 knots |
| Complement: | 186 (16 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
- Signaal DA-08 air surveillance radar - AN/SPS-10C navigation radar - ST-1802 fire control radar - Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar - TB-261K towed sonar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
- ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite - 2 x Mark 36 SRBOC 6-tubed chaff/flare launcher - 2 x 15-tube SLQ-261 torpedo acoustic countermeasures |
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The Ulsan class frigate is a class of multi-purpose Guided Missile Frigates built by South Korea. Presently in use with Republic of Korea Navy and Bangladesh Navy.
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The Ulsan class is a light frigate built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. The frigates are 103.7m in length with top speed of 34 knots (63 km/h) and range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h).
The Republic of Korea Navy is the primary user of the Ulsan class frigate. Presently there are 9 in active service:
On June 2001, Bangladesh Navy commissioned a heavily modified Ulsan class frigate as the most modern ship in its fleet, and named it BNS Bangabandhu. However, controversy regarding alleged corruption in procurement process and faulty design led the frigate to be decommissioned for several years. But the ship was eventually recommissioned in 2007.
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