ROKS Gang Gam-chan

ROKS Gang Gam-chan on 16 April 2010.
History
South Korea
Name	Gang Gam-chan (강감찬)
Namesake	Gang Gam-chan
Builder	DSME
Launched	16 March 2006
Commissioned	1 October 2007
Identification	Pennant number: DDH-979
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement	4,800 t (4,700 long tons) standard 5,000 t (4,900 long tons) full load
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	200
Armament	1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS 56 x Vertical launching system 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo

ROKS Gang Gam-chan (DDH-979) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gang Gam-chan. ^{[1] [2]}

Design

The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities. ^[3]

Construction and career

ROKS Gang Gam-chan was launched on 16 March 2006 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 1 October 2007. ^[4]

Gang Gam-chan participated in the anti-piracy operations off Somalia alongside European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on March 26, 2014. ^[5]

ROKS Gang Gam-chan has been sent on patrol duty to Gulf of Aden on 13 August 2019. She is in the Navy's anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit. ^[6]

On 22 April 2025, Gang Gam-chan arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka on a replenishment visit. The vessel departed the island on 24 April. ^[7]

Gallery

• ROKS Gang Gam-chan Gallery
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  ROKS Gang Gam-chan in the Cheonghae Unit.
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  ROKS Gang Gam-chan underway in the Pacific Ocean on 13 October 2009.
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  ROKS Gang Gam-chan on 7 October 2008 during International Fleet Review.
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  ROKS Gang Gam-chan, ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.
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  USS John Paul Jones, USS Shoup, JS Chokai, ROKS Sejong The Great and ROKS Gang Gam Chan maneuver into formation during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2016 on 25 June 2016.

References

1. "ROKS Gang Gam-chan DDH-979". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
2. "Republic of Korea Navy ROKN". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
3. Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007). "Korea Launches Aegis Warship". The Korea Times . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
4. "MilPower - Show warship class". www.milpower.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
5. "ROKS Kang Gam Chan carries out joint exercise with EU NAVFOR". Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). 2014-03-26. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
6. "S. Korean destroyer heads for Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission". The Hankyoreh . Retrieved 2020-08-08.
7. "Republic of Korea Navy Ship Gang Gam-chan calls Port of Colombo". news.navy.lk. 2025-04-22. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.