ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong
ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong underway on 13 August 2015
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Name |
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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.[1]
Background
[edit]The ship features the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 7 Phase 1) combined with AN/SPY-1D multi-function radar antennae.[1]
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.[2]
At 8,500 tons standard displacement and 10,000 tons full load[3], 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.[4] 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.[5]
Construction and career
[edit]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
[edit]ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, ROKS Wang Geon and submarine ROKS Lee Sunsin participated in RIMPAC 2014.[6]
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.[7]
Gallery
[edit]- ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong Gallery
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ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong arriving in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
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ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong arriving in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
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ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong in Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014.
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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.
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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.
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ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong maneuvering during an exercise in the Sea of Japan on 3 October 2013.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.