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Destroyer ROKS Taejon (DD-919) (ex-USS New)

Destroyer ROKS Taejon (DD-919) (ex-USS New) 0Destroyer ROKS Taejon (DD-919) (ex-USS New) 1

Classification

Ship class:
Gangwon-class destroyer
Type:
Destroyer

Basic information

Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Consolidated Steel
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,516 t
Length:
119 m
Beam:
12.45 m
Draft:
4.37 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
  • 2 * screws
Speed:
35 knots
Range:
4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
336

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • 1 * AN/SPS-10B surface-search radar
  • 1 * AN/SPS-37 air-search radar
  • 1 * AN/WLR-1 radar warning receiver
  • 1 * Mark 37 Director
  • 1 * AN/ULQ-6 ECM
  • 1 * T-Mk 6 Fanfare
Armament:
  • 6 * 5"/38 caliber guns
  • 12 * 40 mm AA guns
  • 11 * 20 mm AA guns
  • 10 * 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 * depth charge projectors
  • 2 * depth charge tracks

USS New (DD-818) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. USS New was laid down on 14 April 1945 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; launched on 18 August 1945.

The ship was transferred to South Korea on 23 February 1977. She served in the Republic of Korea Navy as ROKS Taejon. She was decommissioned by Korea in February 2001.

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