Ulsan-class frigate
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Class overview | |
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Name | Ulsan class |
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Operators | |
Succeeded by | Incheon class |
Subclasses | |
Completed | 10 |
Active | 5 |
Retired | 5 |
Preserved | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement | |
Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 186 (16 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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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[]
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Name | Number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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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 |
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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.
- Bangabandhu (F 25)
See also[]
- List of naval ship classes in service#Ulsan class frigate
References[]
- ^ "'노병, 고향에 안식'…퇴역 울산함, 고래특구 장생포 전시". yonhapnews. 2017-04-12.
- ^ Kim, Se-jeong (22 November 2017). "Seoul Battleship Park opens Wednesday". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
Categories:
- Frigate classes
- Ulsan-class frigates