Ulsan-class frigate

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Class overview
NameUlsan class
Builders
Operators
Succeeded by Incheon class
Subclasses
Completed10
Active5
Retired5
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement
  • 1,500 t (1,500 long tons) (empty)
  • 2,180 t (2,150 long tons) (full, Flight I)
  • 2,215 t (2,180 long tons) (full, Flight II & III)
Length103.7 m (340 ft 3 in)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • CODOG
  • 2 x General Electric LM-2500
  • 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement186 (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 × Harpoon (2 quadruple launchers) anti-ship missile
  • 6 × 324 mm (12.8 in) Blue Shark torpedo (2 triple tubes)
  • 2 × Otobreda 76 mm (3 in)/62 cal. gun
  • 3 × Otobreda 40 mm (1.6 in)/70 cal. (2 twin) compact CIWS

The Ulsan-class frigate (Hangul: 울산급 호위함, Hanja: 蔚山級護衛艦) is a class of multi-purpose guided missile frigates built by the Republic of Korea. They are presently in service with the Republic of Korea Navy and the 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 103.7 metres (340 ft 3 in) in length with a top speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) and range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).

Ships[]

Republic of Korea Navy[]

Name Number Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Status
Flight I
Ulsan FF-951 Hyundai Heavy Industries 8 April 1980 1 January 1981 30 December 2014 Used as a museum ship in Ulsan city[1]
Flight II
Seoul FF-952 Hyundai Heavy Industries 24 April 1984 18 December 1984 31 December 2015 Used as a museum ship at [2]
Chungnam FF-953 Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (Hanjin Heavy Industries) 10 December 1984 1 July 1985 27 December 2017 Decommissioned
Masan FF-955 Korea Takoma Shipyard (Hanjin Heavy Industries) 26 October 1984 7 August 1985 24 December 2019 Part of reserve fleet
Gyeongbuk FF-956 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering 23 January 1986 1 August 1986 24 December 2019 Part of reserve fleet
Flight III
Jeonnam FF-957 Hyundai Heavy Industries 19 April 1988 26 October 1989 Active
Jeju FF-958 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering 3 May 1988 2 December 1989 Active
Busan FF-959 Hyundai Heavy Industries 20 February 1992 2 November 1992 Active
Cheongju FF-961 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering 20 March 1992 2 December 1992 Active

Bangladesh Navy[]

BNS Bangabandhu

In June 2001, the Bangladesh Navy commissioned a heavily modified Ulsan-class frigate as the most modern ship in its fleet and named it BNS Bangabandhu.

See also[]

  • List of naval ship classes in service#Ulsan class frigate

References[]

  1. ^ "'노병, 고향에 안식'…퇴역 울산함, 고래특구 장생포 전시". yonhapnews. 2017-04-12.
  2. ^ Kim, Se-jeong (22 November 2017). "Seoul Battleship Park opens Wednesday". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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