Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer
| Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Gwanggaeto the Great (*Hull No.971) destroyer | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,885-3,900 tons full load |
| Length: | 135.5 m (444 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.2 m (46.5 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines and 2 Sangyong 20V 956 TB 82 diesel engines; two shafts |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles at 18 knots |
| Crew Complement: | 286 |
| Armament: | 1 x OTO Melara 127 mm(5 inch)/54 gun, 2 x Signaal 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS, 2 x quadruple Harpoon missile canisters, 1 x Mk.48 mod2 VLS with 16 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow missiles, 2 x triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes (Mk46 torpedoes). |
| Aircraft: | 2 x Super Lynx helicopters. |
| Radars: | AN/SPS-49(V) 2D air search radar, Signaal MW 08 surface search radar, Daewoo SPS-95k navigation radar, 2 x Signaal STIR 180 Fire control radars. |
| Sonars: | ATLAS DSQS-21BZ Hull mounted Sonar |
| EW: | SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy, ARGOSystems AR 700 and APECS 2 ECM, 4 x CSEE DAGAIE MK.2 Chaff Launchers |
The Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyers (Hangul 광개토대왕급 구축함), often called KDX-I class, are destroyers operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. It was the first phase of ROKN's KDX program, in moving the ROK Navy from a coastal defence force to a blue-water navy.
Weapon Systems
It is armed with an OTO 127 mm/54 caliber gun, two 30 mm Goalkeepers, 16 MK 48 Mod 2 Raytheon RIM-7P Sea Sparrow SAM missiles, RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile and two torpedo mounts in a triple tube configuration. Its vertical launch system can hold up to 16 missiles.
Construction
All Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyers were built by the Daewoo Heavy Industries Co., Inc. at Geoje, South Korea. In 1989, Daewoo Heavy Industries began working on the 4,000-ton destroyer which is now secondary destroyer of the Korean navy, and the achievement was made through DSME's 100% design engineering for the first time in Korea.
Ships in the class
| Hull No. | Name | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDH-971 | Gwanggaeto the Great | 28 October 1996 | July 1998 |
| DDH-972 | Eulji Mundeok | 16 October 1997 | September 1999 |
| DDH-973 | Yang Manchun | 30 September 1998 | July 2000 |
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