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Gwanggaeto the Great class (KDX-I) Destroyer
 

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Ships:
 
 DDH-971 ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (1998)
DDH-972 ROKS Eulji Mundeok (1999)
DDH-973 ROKS Yang Man-chun (2000)
  
 
Specifications:
 
Displacement: 3900 tonnes (full load)
Length: 135.5 meters (444 feet 7 inches)
Beam: 14.2 meters (46 ft 7 in)
Draft: 4.2 meters (13 ft 9 in)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 4500 NMI (8300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 286
Propulsion:
CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas)
 2 x General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbines (58200 hp)
2 x SsangYong Motor Company 20V 956 TB 82 Diesel Engines
2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers
  
Armament:
 
Mk. 48 Mod. 2 Vertical Launching System (VLS) - 16 cells
 for
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles
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 1 x Oto-Melara 127/54 gun (5-inches/54-caliber)
2 x Goalkeeper CIWS (30mm)
2 x Mk. 141 quad missile laucher for up to 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
2 x Mk.32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk.46 torpedoes
 
Aviation:
 flight deck & hangar for 2 helicopters (Westland Super Lynx Mk.99A)
  
 Systems:
 AN/SPS-49(V) 2D air search radar
Signaal/Thales MW-08 surface search radar
Daewoo SPS-95K navigation radar
2 x Signaal/Thales STIR 180 fire control radars
ATLAS DSQS-21BZ hull mounted sonar
SSCS Mk. 7 combat management system (CMS)
SLQ-25 NIXIE towed torpedo decoy
ARGO Systems AR 700 and APECS II electronic support and counter measures (ES/ECM)
4 x CSEE DAGAIE Mk.2 chaff/decoy launchers
 
 
The Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyers, often called KDX-I, are destroyers, but are classified by some as frigates, operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. It was the first phase of ROKN's KDX program, in moving the ROK Navy from a coastal defence force to a blue-water navy.

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.

Weapon systems:
The primary weapon deployed by Gwanggaeto the Great-class vessels is the Super Lynx helicopter, which acts in concert with shipboard sensors to seek out and destroy submarines at long distances from the ships. The Gwanggaeto the Great class also carries a close-in anti-submarine weapon in the form of the Mark 46 torpedoes, launched from triple torpedo tubes in launcher compartments either side of the forward end of the helicopter hangar. A secondary anti-shipping role is supported by the RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missile, mounted in two quadruple launch tubes at the main deck level between the funnel and the helicopter hangar. For anti-aircraft self-defense, the Gwanggaeto the Great class carries 16 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow. The Gwanggaeto the Great class also carries two 30mm Goalkeeper to provide a shipboard point-defense against incoming anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The main gun on the forecastle is an OTO Melara 127 gun.

Propulsion:
The Gwanggaeto the Great class is powered by two General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines and two SsangYong 20V 956 TB 82 diesel engines. The Gwanggaeto the Great class can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots.

source: wikipedia
 
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DDH-971 ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great

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DDH-972 ROKS Eulji Mundeok

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DDH-973 ROKS Yang Man-chun



ARMAMENT + DETAILS
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Oto-Melara 127/54C (5-inches/54-caliber) gun

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Oto-Melara 127/54 (5-inches/54-caliber) gun

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Oto-Melara 127/54 (5-inches/54-caliber) gun
gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 03c mk.48 vertical launching system vls rim-7 sea sparrow sam missile

gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 04 mk.48 mod.2 vls rim-7 sea sparrow sam missile
16-cell Mk.48 Mod.2 Vertical Launching System for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAM Missiles / Oto-Melara 127/54 gun

gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 06c stir-180 fire control radar goalkeeper ciws
STIR 180 fire control radar / Goalkeeper CIWS

gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 06x mk.48 mod.2 vls rim-7 sea sparrow sam missile
16-cell Mk.48 Mod.2 Vertical Launching System for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow SAM Missiles / Oto-Melara 127/54 gun

gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 03x stir-180 fire control goalkeeper ciws
AN/SPS-49 radar / STIR 180 fire control radar / Goalkeeper CIWS

gwanggaeto the great class destroyer ddh kdx-i korean navy rokn roks armament 07x rgm-84 harpoon ssm missile mk.46 torpedo tubes
tube launchers for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM / triple torpedo tubes for Mk.46 torpedoes
 
 
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