Daegu-class frigate
Class overview | |
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Name: | Daegu class |
Builders: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
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Preceded by: | Incheon-class frigate |
In service: | 1 |
Planned: | 8 |
Building: | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Coastal defense frigate |
Displacement: | 2,800 t (empty), 3,592t (full load) |
Length: | 122 m (400 ft) |
Beam: | 14 m (46 ft) |
Draft: | 4 m (13 ft) |
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Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,000 km) |
Complement: | 140 |
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Aircraft carried: | Super Lynx or AW159 |
Aviation facilities: | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to one medium-lift helicopters |
The Daegu-class frigates (Hangul: 대구급 호위함, Hanja: 大邱級護衛艦) are defence frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy. The Daegu-class is an improvement of the preceding Incheon-class frigate, and has otherwise been referred to an Incheon-class batch II, or FFX-II. 8 Daegu-class ships are planned, with the final goal of 20-22 frigates (of all types) in the ROKN.[1] The Daegu-class vessels are to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Development
The Daegu-class is a development of the Incheon-class frigate, with many similarities, and many improvements. Modifications to the Incheon-clas include a 16-cell Korean Vertical Launching System (K-VLS) that will be able to deploy the Cheolmae-2 air defense missile, Hong Sang Eo anti-submarine missile, and Haeseong-II and Hyunmoo-3 land attack cruise missiles.[2]
There will be a larger hangar for a 10-ton helicopter.[3][4] Propulsion will be all-electric, with the twin gas turbine layout replaced with a single Rolls Royce MT30 turbine engine.[1]
Ships in the class
Name | Pennant number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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ROKS Daegu | FFG-818 | DSME | 2 June 2016 | 6 March 2018 | Active | |
FFG-819 | DSME[5] | Under Construction | ||||
FFG-821 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Under Construction | ||||
FFG-822 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Under Construction | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Rolls-Royce to supply MT30 Gas Turbines to next three Korean Daegu-class frigates". www.rolls-royce.com.
- ↑ ROK Navy Launches New Warship Capable of Hitting Targets Inside North Korea - Thediplomat.com, 9 June 2016
- ↑ "Koreas New Coastal Frigates: the FFX Incheon Class".
- ↑ South Korea Orders Two Daegu-class FFX-II Frigates Ahead of Schedule to Support Shipbuilder - Navyrecognition.com, 21 December 2016
- ↑ "방사청, 최신예 호위함 2번함 건조 계약 대우조선과 체결". 11 October 2016.