| ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) | |
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 ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) during the RIMPAC 2006 | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | ROKS Munmu the Great |
| Namesake: | Munmu of Silla |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea |
| Launched: | 11 April 2003 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 2004 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer |
| Displacement: |
4,400 t (4,300 long tons) standard 5,520 t (5,430 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel or gas |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 10,200 km (5,500 nmi) |
| Complement: | 200 |
ROKN Munmu the Great (DDH 976) in formation with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Foal Eagle (RSOI/FE) 2007
ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. It was named after the Korean king Munmu of Silla.[1]
History[]
In March 2009, Munmu the Great was sent overseas to protect merchant vessels from Somali pirates.[1] On 28 May 2007 during firing exercise on the open sea near Jinhae one of the projectiles exploded inside the 127 mm gun barrel which has been replaced later.
Armament[]
- Vertical launching system: 64
- Mk 41 32 cell: SM-2 Block IIIA
- K-VLS 32 cell:
- 8 × Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo (K-ASROC)
- Hyunmoo III (Korean Tomahawk) cruise missiles for land attack
- 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
- 8 × Hae Sung (Korean Harpoon) ship to ship missile
See also[]
- Cheonghae Unit
- Korean Destroyer eXperimental
- Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KD-I)
- Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KD-III)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yook, Jeong-soo (March 13, 2009). "Munmu the Great Deployed to Somalia". http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2009031312028. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
Further reading[]
- Watts, Anthony J. (2006). Jane's Warship Recognition Guide (4 ed.). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-084992-4. OCLC 63185682. http://books.google.com/books?id=idndHAAACAAJ.
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