ROKS Daegu (FFG-818)

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Name
  • Daegu
  • (대구)
Namesake Daegu
Builder DSME
Launched2 June 2016
Commissioned6 March 2018
Identification Pennant number: FFG-818
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Daegu-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,800 tonnes (2,756 long tons) light
  • 3,592 tonnes (3,535 long tons) full load
Length122 m (400 ft)
Beam14 m (46 ft)
Draft4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,000 km)
Complement140
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite
  • SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures
  • MASS decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter
Aviation facilities Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter

ROKS Daegu (FFG-818) is the lead ship of the Daegu-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Daegu. [1]

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Development

Daegu-class is an improved variant of the Incheon-class frigate. Modifications to the Incheon-class include a TB-250K towed array sonar system and a 16-cell Korean Vertical Launching System (K-VLS) that is able to deploy the K-SAAM, Hong Sang Eo anti-submarine missile, and Haeryong tactical land attack cruise missiles. [2]

The hull design is generally based on the one of the Incheon-class. However, as a part of weapon system modifications, the superstructure has been significantly changed. The hangar and a hellicopter deck on stern has been enlarged to support the operation of a 10-ton helicopter. [3] [4]

Construction and career

ROKS Daegu was launched on 2 June 2016 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 6 March 2018. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ROKS Daegu (FFG-818) | Modern weapons" . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ↑ ROK Navy Launches New Warship Capable of Hitting Targets Inside North Korea - Thediplomat.com, 9 June 2016
  3. ↑ "Koreas New Coastal Frigates: the FFX Incheon Class".
  4. ↑ South Korea Orders Two Daegu-class FFX-II Frigates Ahead of Schedule to Support Shipbuilder - Navyrecognition.com, 21 December 2016
  5. ↑ "Republic of Korea Navy commissions 2nd Daegu-class frigate". Naval Today. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ↑ ROKS Daegu (FFG-818) Commissioning Ceremony [대구함 취역식] , retrieved 2021-07-06
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