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Destroyer ROKS Gwangju (DD-921) (ex-USS Richard E. Kraus)

Destroyer ROKS Gwangju (DD-921) (ex-USS Richard E. Kraus) 0Destroyer ROKS Gwangju (DD-921) (ex-USS Richard E. Kraus) 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:
Bath Iron Works (BIW)Bath Iron Works (BIW)
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,516 t
Length:
119.02 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 Richard E. Kraus (DD-849/AG-151) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Richard E. Kraus was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 31 July 1945.

The destroyer remained in service until decommissioned on 1 July 1976, struck from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register the same day and officially transferred to the Republic of Korea through the Security Assistance Program on 23 February 1977. The warship served as ROKS Gwangju (DD-921) in the South Korean navy until retired on 29 December 2000.

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