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GWANGGAETO DAEWANG destroyers (1998-2000)
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Gwanggaeto Daewang 2008
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 광개토대왕 [Gwanggaeto Daewang] | 971 | Daewoo, Okpo | 7/1995 | 28.10.1996 | 24.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| 을지문덕 [Uljimundok] | 972 | Daewoo, Okpo | 1/1996 | 16.10.1997 | 20.6.1999 | in service (2019) | |
| 양만춘 [Yangmanchun] | 973 | Daewoo, Okpo | 8/1997 | 19.10.1998 | 29.6.2000 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3500 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3900 |
| Length, m | 135.4 |
| Breadth, m | 14.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 (hull) |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 MTU 20V956 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 59000 / 8000 |
| Max speed, kts | 30 / 18 |
| Fuel, t | gas turbine / diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84C), 1 x 16 Sea Sparrow SAM (VLS, 16 RIM-7M), 1 x 1 - 127/54 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 7 - 30/77 Goalkeeper, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 2 helicopters (Super Lynx) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-49(v)5, SPS-55M, MW-08, 2x STIR 1.8, 2x Goalkeeper radars, Radamec e/o system, DSQS-21BZ sonar, APECS-II / AR-700 ECM suite, 2x Dagaie decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, KDCOM 1 CCS |
| Complement | 185 |
Standard scale images
Gwanggaeto Daewang 2000
Graphics
Gwanggaeto Daewang 2008
Project history
Project KDX-I. Totals as high as 17-20 had originally been planned, but only three were built. Have a constant-pressure sealed NBC warfare protective citadel.
Modernizations
mid-2010s, all: - SPS-55M radar; + DTR-92 (SPS-95K) radar, 2x SLQ-261K torpedo decoy launchers (TACM system)
Naval service
No significant events.
