ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975)

ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin on 6 July 2004.
History
South Korea
Name	ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin (충무공 이순신)
Namesake	Yi Sun-sin
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea
Launched	22 May 2002
Commissioned	2 December 2003
Identification	DDH-975
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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
Armament	1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS 64 x VLS 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo

ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975) is a Template:Sclass- in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean commander Yi Sun-sin.

Design

The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities.

Construction and career

ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin was launched on 22 May 2002 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 2 December 2003.

Gallery

• ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Gallery
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  ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin docked in Apra Harbor, Hawaii on 14 June 2004.
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  ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin and USS John Paul Jones alongside each other during RIMPAC 2004.
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  ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin participating in the Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group on 30 July 2005.
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  ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin and ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong during an exercise in the Sea of Japan on 3 October 2013.