These were ships used by the US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM I. They were once magnificent ships, which throughout the 1970s constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu class destroyers. Eventually, they were deemed too outdated. However, they remained in service until well into the 1990s, when they were downright obsolete. They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy.[2]
gangwon, class, destroyer, gangwon, class, class, destroyers, republic, korea, navy, they, entered, service, 1974, last, decommissioned, 2001, roks, jeonjuclass, overviewnamegangwonbuildersfederal, shipbuilding, drydock, company, consolidated, steel, corporati. The Gangwon class was a class of 5 destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy They entered service in 1974 the last one was decommissioned in 2001 1 ROKS JeonjuClass overviewNameGangwonBuildersFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Consolidated Steel Corporation Bath Iron WorksOperators Republic of Korea NavyPreceded byDaegu classSucceeded byGwanggaeto the Great classSubclassesGearing classBuilt1944 1946In commission1974 2001Planned5Completed5Retired5PreservedROKS JeonjuGeneral characteristicsTypeDestroyerDisplacement2 616 long tons 2 658 t standard 3 460 long tons 3 516 t fullLength390 5 ft 119 0 m Beam40 9 ft 10 in 12 72 m Draft14 3 ft 8 in 4 56 m Propulsion4 GM Mod 16 278A diesel engines with electric drive 60 000 shp 45 MW 2 screwsSpeed36 8 knots 68 2 km h 42 3 mph Range4 500 nmi 8 300 km at 20 kn 37 km h 23 mph Complement350Sensors and processing systems1 AN SPS 10B surface search radar 1 AN SPS 37 air search radar 1 AN WLR 1 radar warning receiver 1 Mark 37 DirectorElectronic warfare amp decoys1 AN ULQ 6 ECM 1 T Mk 6 FanfareArmament1970s 2 twin 5 38 cal guns 2 triple Mark 46 torpedo tubes 2 quad RGM 84C Harpoons 1 RUR 5 ASROC 2 Mark 10 Hedgehog mortars 1 depth charge track1980s 2 twin 5 38 cal guns 1 twin 40 mm bofors 2 Sea Vulcan 1 RUR 5 ASROC 2 twin RGM 84C Harpoons 2 triple Mark 46 torpedo tubes 2 Mark 10 Hedgehog mortars 1 depth charge trackAircraft carried1 Aerospatiale Alouette IIIAviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipadHistory editThese were ships used by the US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM I They were once magnificent ships which throughout the 1970s constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu class destroyers Eventually they were deemed too outdated However they remained in service until well into the 1990s when they were downright obsolete They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy 2 They received five destroyers of the Gearing class for the Republic of Korea Navy from the USA in 1974 as part of the American Military Assistance Program More were later leased over in later years They were all put out of service between 1974 till 2001 Ships in the class editPennant Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned DecommissionedDD 99 DD 919 Taejon Consolidated Steel Corporation 14 April 1945 18 August 1945 23 February 1977 February 2001DD 921 Gwangju Bath Iron Works 31 July 1945 2 March 1946 29 December 2000DD 922 Gangwon Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 19 October 1944 8 July 1945 1978 2000DD 923 Gyeonggi Consolidated Steel Corporation 10 October 1944 17 March 1945 1981 1997DD 924 Jeonju 3 June 1944 20 November 1944 11 August 1981 31 December 1999Citations edit 해군의 섬너급 구축함 디펜스투데이 in Korean 14 May 2020 Retrieved 15 June 2021 The South Korean Navy ROKN naval encyclopedia 29 June 2020 Retrieved 15 June 2021 Portals nbsp South Korea nbsp Engineering Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gangwon class destroyer amp oldid 1187155079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
