Six ships were launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in four years. Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers were the second class of ships to be produced in the Republic of Korea Navy's destroyer mass-production program named Korean Destroyer eXperimental, which paved the way for the navy to become a blue-water navy. The lead ship of this class, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunsin, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003. She was originally in the area as part of the Cheonghae Unit rotation.Ĭhungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers ( Korean: 충무공 이순신급 구축함, Hanja: 忠武公李舜臣級驅逐艦) are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. Wang Geon is currently (April 2015) acting in a NEO/ Temporary diplomatic mission role on station off the coast of Yemen. Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles.8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles.1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun.6,520 tonnes (6,417 long tons) full load.5,500 tonnes (5,413 long tons) standard.Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
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