ROKS Wang Geon

ROKS Wang Geon entering Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014
History
South Korea
Name	Wang Geon (왕건)
Namesake	Wang Geon
Builder	Hyundai
Launched	4 May 2005
Commissioned	10 November 2006
Identification	Pennant number: DDH-978
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 64 x VLS 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo

ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Wang Geon. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Construction and career

ROKS Wang Geon was launched on 4 May 2005 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 10 November 2006. ^[4]

RIMPAC 2014

ROKS Wang Geon, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and a Jang Bogo-class submarine participated in RIMPAC 2014 from 26 June to 1 August 2014. ^[5]

Gallery

• ROKS Wang Geon Gallery
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  ROKS Wang Geon alongside USS George Washington on a patrol on 29 September 2011.
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  PLAN Qiandaohu and ROKS Wang Geon during RIMPAC 2014.
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  USS Wayne E. Meyer and ROKS Wang Geon in a bilateral exercise on 24 April 2017.

References

1. "Chungmugong Yi Sun Sin KDX-II Class Destroyer Republic of Korea ROK Navy 충무공 이순신급 구축함 ROKS Munmu the Great Dae Jo-yeong Wang Geon Gang Gam-chan Choe Yeong Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI DSME 대한민국 해군 datasheet pictures photos video specifications". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
2. Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007). "Korea Launches Aegis Warship". The Korea Times . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. "ROKS Wang Geon DDH-978". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
4. "ROKS Wang Geon (DDG-978) Multirole Guided Missile Destroyer Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
5. "RIMPAC 2014: participating vessels by country". Naval Technology. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-08-08.