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Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer
Class of South Korean destroyers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyers (Korean: 광개토대왕급 구축함; Hanja: 廣開土大王級 驅逐艦), often called KDX-I, are destroyers, but are classified by some as frigates,[1] 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.
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![]() ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great underway at sea in 2009 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Gwanggaeto the Great class |
Builders | Daewoo Heavy Industries Co., Okpo, Geoje |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Gangwon class |
Succeeded by | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class |
Subclasses | Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate |
Built | 1994–2000 |
In commission | 1998–present |
Planned | 12 |
Completed | 3 |
Cancelled | 9 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 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) |
Draft | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 286 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters |
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