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CHUNGMUGONG YI SUNSHIN destroyers (2003-2008)
Photo
Choi Young 2008
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 충무공 이순신 [Chungmugong Yi Sunshin] | 975 | Daewoo, Okpo | 2001 | 20.5.2002 | 1.12.2003 | in service (2019) | |
| 문무대왕 [Moonmu Daewang] | 976 | Hyundai, Ulsan | 2002 | 11.4.2003 | 30.9.2004 | in service (2019) | |
| 대조영 [Dae Jo Young] | 977 | Daewoo, Okpo | 2003 | 12.11.2003 | 1.7.2005 | in service (2019) | |
| 왕건 [Wang Geon] | 978 | Hyundai, Ulsan | 2004 | 3.5.2005 | 2.10.2007 | in service (2019) | |
| 강감찬 [Gang Gam Chan] | 979 | Daewoo, Okpo | 2005 | 16.3.2006 | 1.11.2007 | in service (2019) | |
| 최영 [Choi Young] | 981 | Hyundai, Ulsan | 2006 | 20.10.2006 | 5.9.2008 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 4480 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 5500 |
| Length, m | 150.0 wl 154.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 16.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 MTU 20V956 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 60000 / 8000 |
| Max speed, kts | 29 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine / diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Harpoon Block II SSM (8 RGM-84C), 1 x 32 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAM / 4x ESSM SAM / ASROC VLA ASuR / Hongsangeo ASuM (32 RIM-66M-2 / 4x RIM-162 / RUM-139 / Hongsangeo), 1 x 21 RAM SAM (21 RIM-116), 1 x 1 - 127/62 Mk 45 Mod.4, 1 x 7 - 30/77 Goalkeeper, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 2 helicopters (Super Lynx) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-49(v)5, MW-08, DTR-92 (SPS-95K), 2x STIR 2.4, Goalkeeper, nav. radars, Mk 46 e/o system, DSQS-23 sonar, SLQ-200(v)1K Sonata ECM suite, 4x Dagaie Mk 2 decoy RL, 2x SLQ-261K torpedo decoy launchers (TACM system), SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, KDCOM 2 CCS |
| Complement | 185 |
Standard scale images
Cgungmugong Yi Sunshin 2010
Graphics
Choi Young 2008
Project history
KDX-II, follow-on to KDX-I design, with improved armament. Has BAE Systems-Samsung KDCOM combat data system with 10 display consoles, Thales databus, and U.S. WDS Mk 14 weapon-direction system. Each carries two Tactical Acoustic Countermeasures (TACM) decoy launchers fitted atop the helicopter hangar.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
