ROKS Yang Man-chun
Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer
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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.
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ROKS Yang Man-chun in Los Angeles on 25 July 2010 | |
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| Namesake | Yang Manchun |
| Builder | DSME |
| Launched | 30 September 1998 |
| Commissioned | 29 June 2000 |
| Identification | Pennant number: DDH-973 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 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.
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