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Guided missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991) (Batch 1)

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Classification

Ship class:
Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KDX-3)
Type:
Guided missile destroyer

Basic information

Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
8,500 t
Length:
166 m
Beam:
21.4 m
Draft:
6.25 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
COGAG
Propulsion:
  • 4 * General Electric LM2500 COGAG;
  • 2 * shafts;
  • 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) produced power
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)

Personnel

Complement:
300

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar
  • AN/SPG-62 fire control radar
  • DSQS-21BZ-M hull-mounted sonar
  • SQR-220K towed array sonar system
  • Sagem Infrared Search & Track (IRST) system
  • LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite
Armament:
  • 1 * 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 * 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 * RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 16 * SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile
  • 2 * triple torpedo tubes for:
  • K745 Blue Shark torpedo
  • 80-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIB/IV
  • 48-cell K-VLS for:
  • K-ASROC Red Shark
  • Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles
Aircraft:
  • 2 * Super Lynx or SH-60 Seahawk

ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991) is the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyer built for the Republic of Korea Navy. She was the first Aegis-built destroyer of the service and was named after the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, Sejong the Great.

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