ROKS Daejeon (FFG-823) was launched by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) today (May 3).
The new warship Daejeon is the fifth of the country’s FFX Batch II frigates to replace the Navy’s 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes, according to the South Korean Navy.
The ceremony was held at its manufacturer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.’s Okpo shipyard on the southern island of Geoje, with the attendance of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Boo Suk-jong.
With 120 crew members aboard, the 122-meter frigate will carry various weapons, including ship-to-ship and surface-to-ground missiles, as well as a helicopter for naval operations.
The new frigate has improved capability to detect and attack submarines with a towed array sonar system and a long-range antisubmarine torpedo, according to the South Korean Navy.
The new warship will be delivered to the South Korean Navy by the end of the next year after a trial period.
ROKS Daejeon (FFG-823)
The new warship Daejeon is the fifth of the country’s FFX Batch II frigates. The Daegu-class frigate is a class of guided-missile frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The Daegu-class is based on the preceding Incheon-class frigate and has otherwise been referred to as an Incheon-class batch II, or FFG-II. Eight Daegu-class ships are planned, with the final goal of 20-22 frigates (of all types) in the ROKN. The Daegu-class frigates are to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
| Displacement: | 2,800 t (empty), 3,592t (full load) |
| Length: | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Beam: | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Draft: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel-electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising) |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,000 km) |
| Complement: | 140 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | SPS-550K air search 3D radar SPG-540K fire control radar SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar SQR-250K towed array sonar system SAQ-540K EOTS Hanwha Systems SAQ-600K IRSTs Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures MASS decoy launchers |
| Armament: | 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile 16-cell K-VLS for:Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles K-ASROC Red Shark |
| Aircraft carried: | Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter |
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