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Namesake: | Gang Gam-chan |
Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea |
Launched: | 23 October 1996 |
Commissioned: | 24 July 2008 |
Identification: | DDH-971 |
Status: | Active |
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Class & type: | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer |
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Length: | 135.5 m (444 ft 7 in) |
Beam: | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
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Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement: | 286 |
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ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) is the lead ship of the Gwangaetto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gwanggaeto the Great.[1]
Development[]
The KDX-I was designed to replace the old destroyers in the ROKN that were transferred from the US Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was thought to be a major turning point for the ROKN in that the launching of the first KDX-I meant that ROKN finally had a capability to project power far from its shores. After the launching of the ship, there was a massive boom in South Korean international participation against piracy and military operations other than war.[2]
Construction and career[]
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great was launched on 28 October 1996 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 24 July 1998.[3]
Gallery[]
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great Gallery
ROKS Munmu The Great and ROKS Kwanggaeto The Great lighted ship's lights to celebrate the July 4th Independence Day 2006.
ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great maneuvering while on patrol on 25 October 2013.
ROKS Gang Gam-chan, ROKS Gwangaetto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.
References[]
- ↑ "ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) Guided Missile Destroyer / Frigate Warship" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=roks-gwanggaeto-the-great-ddh971-south-korea.
- ↑ "KDX-I Okpo class DDH (Destroyer Helicopter)". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/kdx-1.htm.
- ↑ "Gwanggaeto the Great Class / KDX-I Class Destroyer" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/gwanggaeto-the-great-class-kdx-i-class-destroyer/.
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