Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer

"Chungmugong Yi Sunshin" class destroyers (Hangul: 충무공 이순신급 구축함) are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship of this class, "ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin", was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003. "Chungmugong Yi Sunshin" class destroyers are a part of the Republic of Korea Navy's shipbuilding program named "KDX-II", which paved the way for becoming a blue-water navy. A design of a hull got licensing of technology of German IABG company.

Weapon Systems

The ship has a 32-cell strike-length Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA area-air defence missiles, one 21-round RAM inner-layer defence missile launcher, one 30 mm Goalkeeper close-in weapon system, one Mk 45 Mod 4 127 mm gun, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles and two triple 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes.

Electronics suite includes one Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR), one Thales Nederland MW08 3D target indication radar (TIR), two Thales Nederland STIR240 fire-control radars with OT-134A Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters, an SLQ-200(V)K SONATA electronic warfare system and a KDCOM-II combat management system which is derived from the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate's SSCS combat management system. BAE Systems WDS Mk 14 originally developed for the US Navy's New Threat Upgrade evaluates threats, prioritizes them, and engages them in order with SM-2.

On the 4th unit, ROKS "Wang Geon", the 32-cell Mk 41 VLS is moved to the left and an indigenous VLS for a "Korean VLA" is installed on the right. The ship's forward part is spacious enough to take a 64-cell Mk 41 VLS.

Missile

*VLS: 64
** Mk 41 32 cell: SM-2 Block IIIA
** K-VLS 32 cell:
*** K-ASROC (Korean ASROC)
*** Hyunmoo III (Korean Tomahawk)
*21* RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile(RAM)
*8* Hae Sung (Korean Harpoon)

hips in the class

Six ships are currently planned.

See also

* Korean Destroyer eXperimental
* "Gwanggaeto the Great" class destroyer (KDX-I)

* Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)