ROKS Gyeonggi (FFG-812)

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ROKS Gyeonggi's launching ceremony on 18 July 2013
History
Flag of South Korea.svgSouth Korea
Name
  • Gyeonggi
  • (경기)
Namesake Gyeonggi
Builder Hyundai
Launched18 July 2013
Commissioned4 November 2014
Identification Pennant number: FFG-812
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Incheon-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,300 tonnes (2,264 long tons) light
  • 3,251 tonnes (3,200 long tons) full load
Length114 m (374 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
  • KDAGAIE Mk 2 decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter
Aviation facilities Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter

ROKS Gyeonggi (FFG-812) is the second ship of the Incheon-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the province, Gyeonggi.

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Development

In the early 1990s, the Korean government plan for the construction of next generation coastal ships named Frigate 2000 was scrapped due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. But the decommissioning of the Gearing-class destroyers and the aging fleet of Ulsan-class frigates, the plan was revived as the Future Frigate eXperimental, also known as FFX in the early 2000s.

The Republic of Korea Navy initially wanted twenty-four 3000 ton frigates to replace the Ulsan, Pohang and Donghae-class coastal fleet of 37 ships. It was later decided that six 2700 ton ships will be constructed for the first batch. In 2008, the plan was further downgraded to 2300 tons when president Lee Myung-bak took office, with the number of ships for the first batch down to six. 8 ships are planned for the second batch of FFX with the final goal of 20-22 frigates. [2]

Construction and career

ROKS Gyeonggi was launched on 18 July 2013 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 4 November 2014. [3]

In April 2019, she was sent to an International Fleet Review off Qingdao, China. [4]

January 2016, she participated in a naval exercise. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Tomohiko Tada (August 2013). "13. Incheon class FF / South Korea". Ships of the World (782): 102–103.
  2. ↑ "Rolls-Royce to supply MT30 Gas Turbines to next three Korean Daegu-class frigates". www.rolls-royce.com.
  3. ↑ "South Korea Orders Two Daegu-class FFX-II Frigates Ahead of Schedule to Support Shipbuilder". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Navies of two Koreas may hold meeting in China". koreatimes. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ↑ Forces, 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed (2016-01-15), JYH_4027 , retrieved 2021-07-08
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