ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971)
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great on 1 January 2012
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Namesake | Gang Gam-chan |
Builder | DSME |
Launched | 23 October 1996 |
Commissioned | 24 July 2008 |
Identification | Pennant number: DDH-971 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer |
Displacement | 3,885–3,900 tonnes (3,824–3,838 long tons) full load |
Length | 135.5 m (444 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 286 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) is the lead ship of the Gwanggaeto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gwanggaeto the Great.[1]
Development[]
The KDX-I was designed to replace the old destroyers in the ROKN that were transferred from the US Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was thought to be a major turning point for the ROKN in that the launching of the first KDX-I meant that ROKN finally had a capability to project power far from its shores. After the launching of the ship, there was a massive boom in South Korean international participation against piracy and military operations other than war.[2]
Construction and career[]
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great was launched on 28 October 1996 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 24 July 1998.[3]
Gallery[]
ROKS Munmu The Great and ROKS Kwanggaeto The Great lighted ship's lights to celebrate the July 4th Independence Day 2006.
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great maneuvering while on patrol on 25 October 2013.
ROKS Gang Gam-chan, ROKS Gwangaetto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.
References[]
- ^ "ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) Guided Missile Destroyer / Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "KDX-I Okpo class DDH (Destroyer Helicopter)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Gwanggaeto the Great Class / KDX-I Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyers
- 1996 ships
- Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering