ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976)

ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) during the RIMPAC 2006
Career
Name:	ROKS Munmu the Great
Namesake:	Munmu of Silla
Builder:	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
Launched:	11 April 2003
Commissioned:	30 September 2004
Status:	in active service, as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type:	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement:	4,400 t (4,300 long tons) standard 5,520 t (5,430 long tons) full load
Length:	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam:	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft:	9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Propulsion:	Combined diesel or gas
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range:	10,200 km (5,500 nmi)
Complement:	200

ROKN Munmu the Great (DDH 976) in formation with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Foal Eagle (RSOI/FE) 2007

ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. It was named after the Korean king Munmu of Silla.^[1]

History

In March 2009, Munmu the Great was sent overseas to protect merchant vessels from Somali pirates.^[1] On 28 May 2007 during firing exercise on the open sea near Jinhae one of the projectiles exploded inside the 127 mm gun barrel which has been replaced later. As of 2014, she is conducting anti-piracy drills as part of CTF 151 in the Indian Ocean with HMS Defender.^[2]

Armament

• Vertical launching system: 64
  • Mk 41 32 cell: SM-2 Block IIIA
  • K-VLS 32 cell:
    • 8 × Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo (K-ASROC)
    • Hyunmoo III (Korean Tomahawk) cruise missiles for land attack
• 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
• 8 × Hae Sung (Korean Harpoon) ship to ship missile

See also

• Cheonghae Unit
• Korean Destroyer eXperimental
• Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KD-I)
• Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KD-III)

References

Further reading

• Watts, Anthony J. (2006). Jane's Warship Recognition Guide (4 ed.). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-084992-4. OCLC 63185682. 

External links

Media related to ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) at Wikimedia Commons

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 Cheon Wang Bong-class LST Cheon Wang Bong tbc tbc tbc 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