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.
10 ships were launched and commissioned from 1980 to 1993. They have 3 different variants which consists of Flight I, Flight II and Flight III.[1]
She was decommissioned on 24 December 2019 and expected to be used as in training exercises.[2]
She is now a museum ship on Gangwha Island in Incheon, South Korea.
Referencesedit
^"FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
^"Republic of Korea Navy decommissions two frigates, one corvette". Naval Today. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
External linksedit
Media related to ROKS Masan (FF-955) at Wikimedia Commons
December 07, 2023
roks, masan, fourth, ship, ulsan, class, frigate, republic, korea, navy, named, after, city, masan, roks, masan, roks, gyeongbuk, roks, jeonjuhistorysouth, koreanamemasan, 충남, namesakemasanbuilderhanjinlaunched26, october, 1984commissioned20, july, 1985recommi. ROKS Masan FF 955 is the fourth ship of the Ulsan class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy She is named after the city Masan ROKS Masan ROKS Gyeongbuk and ROKS JeonjuHistorySouth KoreaNameMasan 충남 NamesakeMasanBuilderHanjinLaunched26 October 1984Commissioned20 July 1985Recommissioned24 December 2019IdentificationHull number FF 955StatusMuseum shipGeneral characteristicsClass and typeUlsan class frigateDisplacement1 500 tonnes 1 476 long tons light 2 215 tonnes 2 180 long tons full loadLength103 7 m 340 ft 3 in Beam12 5 m 41 ft 0 in Draught3 8 m 12 ft 6 in PropulsionCODOG 2 x General Electric LM 2500 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82Speed34 knots 63 km h 39 mph Range8 000 nmi 15 000 km 9 200 mi at 16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Complement186 16 officers Sensors and processing systemsSignaal DA 08 air surveillance radar AN SPS 10C navigation radar ST 1802 fire control radar Signaal PHS 32 hull mounted sonar TB 261K towed sonarElectronic warfare amp decoysULQ 11K ESM ECM suite 2 x Mark 36 SRBOC 6 tubed chaff flare launcher 2 x 15 tube SLQ 261 torpedo acoustic countermeasuresArmament8 Harpoon 2 quadruple launchers anti ship missile 6 324 mm 12 8 in Blue Shark torpedo 2 triple tubes 2 Otobreda 76 mm 3 in 62 cal gun 3 Otobreda 40 mm 1 6 in 70 cal 2 twin compact CIWS Contents 1 Development 2 Construction and career 3 References 4 External linksDevelopment editMain article Ulsan class frigate 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 10 ships were launched and commissioned from 1980 to 1993 They have 3 different variants which consists of Flight I Flight II and Flight III 1 Construction and career editROKS Masan was launched on 26 October 1984 by Hanjin Heavy Industries and commissioned on 20 July 1985 She was decommissioned on 24 December 2019 and expected to be used as in training exercises 2 She is now a museum ship on Gangwha Island in Incheon South Korea References edit FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea FFK www globalsecurity org Retrieved 2021 07 08 Republic of Korea Navy decommissions two frigates one corvette Naval Today 2020 01 09 Retrieved 2021 07 08 External links edit nbsp Media related to ROKS Masan FF 955 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ROKS Masan FF 955 amp oldid 1185802736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
