.jpg) ROKS Jeonju | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gangwon |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Republic of Korea Navy |
| Preceded by | Daegu class |
| Succeeded by | Gwanggaeto the Great class |
| Subclasses | Gearing class |
| Built | 1944-1946 |
| In commission | 1974-2001 |
| Planned | 5 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Retired | 5 |
| Preserved | ROKS Jeonju |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 390.5 ft (119.0 m) |
| Beam | 40.9 ft 10 in (12.72 m) |
| Draft | 14.3 ft 8 in (4.56 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 350 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Aérospatiale Alouette III |
| Aviation facilities | Single hangar and helipad |
The Gangwon class was a class of 5 destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. They entered service in 1974; the last one was decommissioned in 2001.
History
These were ships used by the US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM I. Throughout the 1970s they constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu class destroyers. They remained in service until well into the 1990s. They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy.
The Republic of Korea Navy acquired five destroyers of the Gearing class for the Republic of Korea Navy from the USA in 1974 as part of the American Military Assistance Program. More were later leased over in later years.
The last ship left service in 2001.
Ships in the class
| Pennant | Name | Builders | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD-99 / DD-919 | Taejon | Consolidated Steel Corporation | 14 April 1945 | 18 August 1945 | 23 February 1977 | February 2001 |
| DD-921 | Gwangju | Bath Iron Works | 31 July 1945 | 2 March 1946 | 29 December 2000 | |
| DD-922 | Gangwon | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | 19 October 1944 | 8 July 1945 | 1978 | 2000 |
| DD-923 | Gyeonggi | Consolidated Steel Corporation | 10 October 1944 | 17 March 1945 | 1981 | 1997 |
| DD-924 | Jeonju | 3 June 1944 | 20 November 1944 | 11 August 1981 | 31 December 1999 |
Citations
- "해군의 섬너급 구축함". 디펜스투데이 (in Korean). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- "The South Korean Navy (ROKN)". naval encyclopedia. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
