ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975)

Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975) docked at Apra Harbor, Guam
History
South Korea
Name:	ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin
Namesake:	Yi Sun-sin
Builder:	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Launched:	22 May 2002
Commissioned:	2 December 2003
Status:	in active service, as of 2016
General characteristics
Class & type:	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement:	4,800 t (4,700 long tons) standard 5,000 t (4,900 long tons) full load
Length:	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam:	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:	Combined diesel or gas
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	200

ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean commander Yi Sun-sin.^[1]

Design

Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was part of the first batch of Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyers that were delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy.^[2] She was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and was launched on 22 May 2002, entering service on 2 December 2003.^[2] She is about 150 metres (490 ft) long, 17 metres (56 ft) wide and displaces between 4,800 and 5,000 tons.^[3] Her propulsion unit is a CODOG unit, capable of propelling her at speeds of up to 30 knots (35 mph).^[3] She has a crew complement of 200.^[3] Her armament consists of a 32-cell VLS (with space to install a 64-cell system),^[1] a Mk 45 gun, a RAM missile, a Goalkeeper CIWS and eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles.^[3] Other systems include an AN/SPS-49 radar, an MW08 radar, and a DSQ-23 sonar.^[3]

References

1. "KDX-II Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Destroyer". Global Security. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
2. "KDX-II Destroyer (ship list)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
3. "KDX-II Destroyer (specifications)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 January 2011.