![]() ROKS Gyeongbuk near San Diego, California
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Class overview | |
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Name | Ulsan class |
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Operators | |
Succeeded by | Incheon class |
Completed | 9 |
Active | 2 |
Retired | 5 |
Preserved | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 186 (16 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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The Ulsan-class frigate (Korean: 울산급 호위함; Hanja: 蔚山級護衛艦) is the high-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under the 1st Yulgok Project (1974–1986) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Design
The Ulsan class is a light frigate built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The frigates are 103.7 metres (340 ft 3 in) in length with a top speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) and range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).
Ships in class
Name | Hull number | Builder | Launched | Delivered | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Operator | Status |
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Batch I | ||||||||
ROKS Ulsan | FF-951 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 8 April 1980[1] | 30 December 1980[1] | 1 January 1981[1] | 30 December 2014[1] | Republic of Korea Navy | Decommissioned.[1] Used as a museum ship in Ulsan.[2] |
ROKS Seoul | FF-952 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 24 April 1984[3] | 15 December 1984[3] | 18 December 1984[3] | 31 December 2015[3] | Republic of Korea Navy | Decommissioned.[3] Used as a museum ship in Seoul.[4] |
ROKS Chungnam | FF-953 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation | 14 September 1984[5] | 30 June 1985[5] | 1 July 1985[6] | 27 December 2017[6] | Republic of Korea Navy | Used by the Naval Battle Training Group Eight as reserve & training ship.[6] Offered but refused by the Argentine Navy. |
ROKS Masan | FF-955 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard | 26 October 1984 | 30 July 1985 | 7 August 1985 | 24 December 2019 | Republic of Korea Navy | Museum ship on Gangwha Island |
Batch II | ||||||||
ROKS Gyeongbuk | FF-956 | Daewoo Shipbuilding | 23 January 1986 | 1 August 1986 | 24 December 2019 | Republic of Korea Navy | Used by the Naval Battle Training Group Eight as reserve & training ship. | |
Batch III | ||||||||
ROKS Jeonnam | FF-957 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 19 April 1988 | 26 October 1989 | 30 December 2022 | Republic of Korea Navy | Decommissioned, held in Reserve as possible training ship or for Foreign Sales/Donation | |
ROKS Jeju | FF-958 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 3 May 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 30 December 2022 | Republic of Korea Navy | Decommissioned, held in Reserve as possible training ship or for Foreign Sales/Donation | |
ROKS Busan | FF-959 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 20 February 1992 | 2 November 1992 | Republic of Korea Navy | Active | ||
ROKS Cheongju | FF-961 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 20 March 1992 | 2 December 1992 | Republic of Korea Navy | Active |
Foreign variant
Bangladesh Navy
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Bangladesh_Navy_Ship_Bangabandhu_%28F-25%29.jpg/220px-Bangladesh_Navy_Ship_Bangabandhu_%28F-25%29.jpg)
In June 2001, the Bangladesh Navy commissioned a frigate based on the Ulsan-class frigate but the design was heavily modified. She is the most modern ship in her fleet.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Jang, Hoon (1 March 2020). "울산급 호위함(FF) 1번함 울산함 퇴역식". Defense Today (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Heo, Kwang-moo (12 April 2017). "'노병, 고향에 안식'…퇴역 울산함, 고래특구 장생포 전시". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jang, Hoon (1 March 2020). "3척의 해군 퇴역함정 한강공원 망원정에 서울함 공원으로 개장". Defense Today (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Kim, Se-jeong (22 November 2017). "Seoul Battleship Park opens Wednesday". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b Lee, Byung-rok (29 December 2017). "충남함 전역식". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Lee, Young-jae (27 December 2017). "국산 1세대 전투함 '충남함' 32년 임무 완수하고 전역". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 13 December 2021.