ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976)
ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. It was named after the Korean king Munmu of Silla.[1]
ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) during the RIMPAC 2006 | |
History | |
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Name: | ROKS Munmu the Great |
Namesake: | Munmu of Silla |
Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea |
Launched: | 11 April 2003 |
Commissioned: | 30 September 2004 |
Status: | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft: | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion: | Combined diesel or gas |
Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range: | 10,200 km (5,500 nmi) |
Complement: | 200 |
History
In March 2009, Munmu the Great was sent overseas to protect merchant vessels from Somali pirates.[1] On 28 May 2007 during firing exercise on the open sea near Jinhae one of the projectiles exploded inside the 127 mm gun barrel which has been replaced later. In 2014 she conducted anti-piracy drills as part of Combined Task Force 151 in the Indian Ocean with HMS Defender.[2]
In April 2018, it was deployed to Ghana with personnel from the Special Warfare Brigade as part of a mission to rescue kidnapped South Korean fishermen.[3]
Armament
- Vertical launching system: 64
- Mk 41 32 cell: SM-2 Block IIIA
- K-VLS 32 cell:
- 8 × Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo (K-ASROC)
- Hyunmoo III (Korean Tomahawk) cruise missiles for land attack
- 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
- 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile
See also
References
- Yook, Jeong-soo (March 13, 2009). "Munmu the Great Deployed to Somalia". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- "Defender joins fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean - Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk.
- Rahmat, Ridzwan (April 1, 2018). "South Korea deploys KDX-2 destroyer to Ghana on rescue mission". Jane's Information Group.
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has deployed a KDX-2-class guided-missile destroyer to Ghana on a possible hostage rescue mission after three South Korean fishermen were kidnapped while at sea on 26 March.
Further reading
- Watts, Anthony J. (2006). Jane's Warship Recognition Guide (4 ed.). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-084992-4. OCLC 63185682.