ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great
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Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer
| ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great on 1 January 2012 | |
| History | |
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| South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Gwanggaeto the Great |
| Builder | DSME |
| Launched | 23 October 1996 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1998 |
| Identification | Pennant number: DDH-971 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,885–3,900 tonnes (3,824–3,838 long tons) full load |
| Length | 135.5 m (444 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
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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 Gwanggaeto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gwanggaeto the Great.[1]
Development
[edit ]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
[edit ]ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great was launched on 28 October 1996 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 24 July 1998.[3]
Gallery
[edit ]- ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great Gallery
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ROKS Munmu The Great and ROKS Kwanggaeto The Great lighted ship's lights to celebrate the July 4th Independence Day 2006.
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ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great maneuvering while on patrol on 25 October 2013.
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ROKS Gang Gam-chan, ROKS Gwangaetto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.
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References
[edit ]- ^ "ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) Guided Missile Destroyer / Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2020年08月08日.
- ^ "KDX-I Okpo class DDH (Destroyer Helicopter)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Gwanggaeto the Great Class / KDX-I Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020年08月08日.
