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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
KOREA (SOUTH)
ESCORTS
CHUNGNAM frigate (1944/1963)
Photo
Chungnam 1971
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 충남 [Chungnam] (ex-Holt) | 73, 1980- 827 | Defoe, Bay City, USA | 11/1943 | 15.2.1944 | 6/1944 // 19.6.1963 | stricken 1.1984 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1430 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1811 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Electric turbine-generators, 2 electric motors, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | oil 347 - 348 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-5, SPS-6 radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 156 |
Standard scale images
Chungnam 1965
Graphics
Chungnam 1971
Project history
Former US TEV (Rudderow) class destroyer escort.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
