Ulsan-class frigate

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Class overview
ROKS Kyong Buk (FF 956) near San Diego, CA
Builders:	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd
Operators:	Republic of Korea Navy Bangladesh Navy
Succeeded by:	Incheon 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 Diesel 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 & 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
Armament:	8 x Harpoon (2 quadruple launchers) Anti-Ship Missile 6 x 324 mm Blue Shark torpedo (2 triple tubes) 2 x Otobreda 76 mm/62 Gun 3 x Otobreda 40 mm/70 (2 twin) compact CIWS

The Ulsan class frigate is a class of multi-purpose Guided Missile Frigates built by Republic of Korea. Presently in use with Republic of Korea Navy and Bangladesh Navy.

Design

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).

Republic of Korea Navy

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Ulsan	FF-951	Hyundai Heavy Industries	8 April 1980	1 January 1981	Active
Seoul	FF-952	Hyundai Heavy Industries	24 April 1984	14 December 1985	Active
Chungnam	FF-953	Busan Korea SEC	26 October 1984	1 June 1986	Active
Masan	FF-955	Korea Takoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries)	26 October 1984	20 July 1985	Active
Kyong Buk	FF-956	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	15 January 1986	30 May 1986	Active
Jeonnam	FF-957	Hyundai Heavy Industries	19 April 1988	17 June 1988	Active
Jeju	FF-958	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	3 May 1988	1 January 1990	Active
Busan	FF-959	Hyundai Heavy Industries	20 February 1992	1 January 1993	Active
Cheongju	FF-961	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	20 March 1992	1 June 1993	Active

Bangladesh Navy

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.

BNS Bangabandhu (F 25)

External links

Ulsan Class Frigate List of naval ship classes in service#Ulsan class frigate
BNS Khalid Bin Walid

Commissioned ships of the Republic of Korea Navy

Destroyers

Sejong the Great class	Sejong the Great Yulgok Yi I Seoae Yu Seong-ryong

Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Munmu the Great Dae Jo-yeong Wang Geon Gang Gam-chan Choe Yeong

Gwanggaeto the Great class	Gwanggaeto the Great Eulji Mundeok Yang Manchun

Submarines

Son Won-il class	Son Won-il Jeong Ji An Jung-geun

Chang Bogo class	Chang Bogo Lee Cheon Choi Museon Park Wi Lee Jongmu Jung Woon Lee Sunsin Na Daeyong Lee Eokgi

Dolgorae class	ROKS SSM-052 ~ 053

Frigates

Ulsan class	Ulsan Seoul Chungnam Masan Gyeongbuk Jeonnam Jeju Busan Cheongju

Corvettes

Pohang class	Gyeongju Mokpo Gimcheon Chungju Jinju Yeosu Jinhae Suncheon Iri Wonju Andong Bucheon Seongnam Jecheon Daecheon Sokcho Yeongju Namwon Gwangmyeong Sinseong Gongju

Donghae class	Donghae Suwon Gangneung Anyang

Patrol ships

Gumdoksuri class	Yoon Youngha Han Sanggook Jo Chunhyung Hwang Dohyun Suh Hoowon Park Donghyuk Jung Geungmo

Chamsuri class	ROKS PKM-2xx ~ 3xx

Amphibious
warfare ships

Dokdo-class LPH	Dokdo

Go Jun Bong-class LST	Go Jun Bong Bi Ro Bong Hyang Ro Bong Sung In Bong

Solgae-class LSF	ROKS LSF-621 ~ 623, 631 ~ 632

Mine counter
measures vessels

Wonsan class	Wonsan

Ganggyeong class	Ganggyeong Gangjin Goryeong Gimpo Gochang Geumhwa

Yangyang class	Yangyang Ongjin Haenam

Auxiliary ships

Cheonji-class AOE	Cheonji Daecheong Hwacheon

Cheonghaejin-class ASR	Cheonghaejin

Pyeongtaek-class ATS	Pyeongtaek Gwangyang

Sincheonji-class AGS	Sincheonji

Sinsegi-class AGS	Sinsegi

Dadohae-class ASL	Dadohae

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