ROKS Yang Man-chun (DDH-973)
ROKS Yang Man-chun (DDH-973) is the third ship of the Gwangaetto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Yang Man-chun.
ROKS Yang Man-chun prepares to dock in Los Angeles on 25 July 2010 | |
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Namesake: | Yang Manchun |
Builder: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea |
Launched: | 30 September 1998 |
Commissioned: | 29 June 2000 |
Identification: | DDH-973 |
Status: | Active |
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Class and type: | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 3,885–3,900 tonnes (3,824–3,838 long tons) full load |
Length: | 135.5 m (444 ft 7 in) |
Beam: | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
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Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement: | 286 |
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Development
The KDX-I was designed to replace the old destroyers in the ROKN that were transferred from the US Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was thought to be a major turning point for the ROKN in that the launching of the first KDX-I meant that ROKN finally had a capability to project power far from its shores. After the launching of the ship, there was a massive boom in South Korean international participation against piracy and military operations other than war.[1]
Construction and career
ROKS Yang Man-chun was launched on 30 September 1998 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 29 June 2000.[2]
RIMPAC 2008
ROKS Yang Man-chun and ROKS Munmu the Great participated in RIMPAC 2008 and they were part of USS Kitty Hawk’s Battle Group.[3]
Gallery
- ROKS Yang Man-chun enters Pearl Harbor prior to RIMPAC 2008.
- ROKS Yang Man-chun is escorted by a U.S. Navy tugboat as it enters Pearl Harbor prior to RIMPAC 2008.
- ROKS Yang Man-chun is escorted by a U.S. Navy tugboat as it enters Pearl Harbor prior to RIMPAC 2008.
References
- "KDX-I Okpo class DDH (Destroyer Helicopter)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Gwanggaeto the Great Class / KDX-I Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "Korean ships pass Hawaiian memorials". DVIDS. Retrieved 2020-08-09.