ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975)
_place_a_%5Eldquo,rat_guard%5Erdquo,_on_the_bow_mooring_line_.jpg) Chungmugong Yi Sunshin (DDH-975) docked at Apra Harbor, Guam. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin |
| Namesake: | Yi Sun-sin |
| Operator: |  Republic of Korea Navy |
| Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
| Launched: | 22 May 2002 |
| Commissioned: | 2 December 2003 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2013[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 4,800 t (4,700 long tons) standard 5,000 t (4,900 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel or gas |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 200 |
The ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean commander Yi Sun-sin.[1]
Design
Chungmugong Yi Sunshin was part of the first batch of Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers that were delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy.[2] She was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and was launched on 22 May 2002, entering service on 2 December 2003.[2] She is about 150 metres (490 ft) long, 17 metres (56 ft) wide and displaces between 4,800 and 5,000 tons.[3] Her propulsion unit is a CODOG unit, capable of propelling her at speeds of up to 30 knots (35 mph).[3] She has a crew complement of 200.[3] Her armament consists of a 32-cell VLS (with space to install a 64-cell system),[1] a Mk 45 gun, a RAM missile, a Goalkeeper CIWS and eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles.[3] Other systems include an AN/SPS-49 radar, an MW08 radar, and a DSQ-23 sonar.[3]
References
- ^ a b "KDX-II Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Destroyer". Global Security. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b "KDX-II Destroyer (ship list)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "KDX-II Destroyer (specifications)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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