ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong underway on 13 August 2015 | |
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Namesake | Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong |
Builder | Hyundai |
Launched | 24 March 2011 |
Commissioned | 30 August 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number: DDG-993 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sejong the Great-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 21.4 m (70 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
Endurance | 30 days |
Complement | 300 crew |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx or SH-60 Seahawk |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (Korean: DDG-993 서애류성룡) is the third ship of the Sejong the Great-class destroyers built for the Republic of Korean Navy. She was the third Aegis-built ship of the service and was named after a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong.
Background
The ship features the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 7 Phase 1) combined with AN/SPY-1D multi-function radar antennae.
The Sejong the Great class is the third phase of the South Korean navy's Korean Destroyer eXperimental (KDX) program, a substantial shipbuilding program, which is geared toward enhancing ROKN's ability to successfully defend the maritime areas around South Korea from various modes of threats as well as becoming a blue-water navy.
At 8,500 tons standard displacement and 10,000 tons full load, the KDX-III Sejong the Great destroyers are by far the largest destroyers in the South Korean Navy, and indeed are larger than most destroyers in the navies of other countries. and built slightly bulkier and heavier than Arleigh Burke-class destroyers or Atago-class destroyers to accommodate 32 more missiles. As such, some analysts believe that this class of ships is more appropriately termed a class of cruisers rather than destroyers.
Construction and career
ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong was launched on 14 November 2008 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. She was commissioned into service on 31 August 2010.
RIMPAC Exercise
ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, ROKS Wang Geon and submarine ROKS Lee Sunsin participated in RIMPAC 2014.
On 17 August 2020, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong sailed to Hawaii with ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin to participate in the scaled down, at-sea-only 2020 RIMPAC exercises.
Gallery
- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong Gallery
- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong arriving in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong arriving in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
- From front to back, USS Momsen, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seyong-ryong, USS Decatur, ROKS Yulgok Yi I and ROKS Kwang Myung on 22 May 2016.
- From front to back, USS Momsen, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seyong-ryong, USS Decatur, ROKS Yulgok Yi I and ROKS Kwang Myung on 22 May 2016.
- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong maneuvering during an exercise in the Sea of Japan on 3 October 2013.
References
- ^ "Sejong the Great Class / KDX-III Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Sejong the Great Sejongdaewang KDX-III Class AEGIS Destroyer Republic of Korea ROK Navy 세종대왕급 구축함 Yulgok Yi I Seoae Yu Seong-ryong Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI DSME 대한민국 해군 datasheet pictures photos video specifications". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES NAVAL & SPECIAL SHIPS BUSINESS UNIT". HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES NAVAL & SPECIAL SHIPS BUSINESS UNIT. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- "Koreas KDX-III AEGIS Destroyers". Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- "Sejong the Great Class Guided Missile Destroyer." http://www.military-today.com/navy/sejong_the_great_class.htm
- "RIMPAC 2014: participating vessels by country". Naval Technology. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Scaled-Back, At-Sea RIMPAC 2020 Exercise Kicks Off Near Hawaii". USNI News. 17 August 2020.
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