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File:RoK warship Dae Jo Yeong (DDG 977).jpg ROK Dae Jo-yeong passing under the Coronado Bridge, San Diego on 17 October 2006. | |
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| Namesake: | Dae Jo-yeong |
| Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea |
| Launched: | 12 November 2003 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 2005 |
| Identification: | DDH-977 |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class & type: | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer |
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| 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 |
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ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH-977) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Dae Jo-yeong.[1]
Design[]
The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities.[2][3]
Construction and career[]
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong was launched on 12 November 2003 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 30 June 2005.
RIMPAC 2018[]
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong, ROKS Park Wi and ROKS Yulgok Yi I participated in RIMPAC 2018 which will last from 27 June to 2 August 2018.[4]
Gallery[]
ROKS Doe Jo-yeong Gallery
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ROKS Doe Jo-yeong alongside USS Lake Erie during a communication drills and maneuvering stations on 13 January 2010.
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong arriving in Pearl Harbor for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on 22 November 2013.
,_front,_transits_the_East_China_Sea_with_the_South_Korean_destroyer_ROKS_Dae_Jo-yeong_(DDH_977)_during_a_photo_exercise_March_27,_2014_140327-N-BJ178-804.jpg "The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), front, transits the East China Sea with the South Korean destroyer ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH 977) during a photo exercise March 27, 2014 140327-N-BJ178-804.jpg (3.51 MB)")
USS Ashland transits the East China Sea with ROKS Dae Jo-yeong during a photo exercise March 27, 2014.
References[]
- ↑ "Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Class / DDH-II Class Destroyer" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ddh-ii-class/.
- ↑ ROK Navy
- ↑ "ROKS Dae Jo-yeong DDH-977" (in en). https://www.helis.com/database/unit/1914-ROKS-Dae-Jo-yeong.
- ↑ "47-Ship RIMPAC Exercise Kicks Off Tomorrow" (in en-US). 2018-06-26. https://news.usni.org/2018/06/26/rim-of-the-pacific-2018-participation.
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