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Daegu-class frigate
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/ROKS_Munmu_the_Great_%28DDH_976%29.jpg/300px-ROKS_Munmu_the_Great_%28DDH_976%29.jpg) ROKS
Munmu the Great
on 25 July 2006
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History
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South Korea
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Name
| |
Namesake
| Munmu of Silla
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Builder
| Hyundai
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Launched
| 11 April 2003
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Commissioned
| 30 September 2004
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Identification
| Pennant number
: DDH-976
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Status
| Active
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General characteristics
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Class and type
| Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin
-class
destroyer
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Displacement
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- 4,400 t (4,300 long tons) standard
- 5,520 t (5,430 long tons) full load
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Length
| 150 m (492 ft 2 in)
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Beam
| 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
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Draft
| 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
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Propulsion
| Combined diesel or gas
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Speed
| 30
knots
(56 km/h; 35 mph)
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Range
| 10,200 km (5,500 nmi)
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Complement
| 200
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Armament
| |
Aircraft carried
| 2 x
Super Lynx
helicopters
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Aviation facilities
| Helicopter landing platform and Hangar
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ROKN
Munmu the Great
in formation with
USS
Ronald Reagan
during
Foal Eagle
(RSOI/FE) 2007
ROKS
Munmu the Great
(DDH-976)
is a
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin
-class
destroyer
in the
South Korean
navy
. It was named after the Korean king
Munmu
of
Silla
.
[1]
Design
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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.
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Construction and career
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In March 2009,
Munmu the Great
was sent overseas to protect merchant vessels from
Somali pirates
.
[1]
On 28 May 2007 during firing exercise on the open sea near
Jinhae
one of the projectiles exploded inside the 127 mm gun barrel which has been replaced later. In 2014 she conducted anti-piracy drills as part of
Combined Task Force 151
in the Indian Ocean with
HMS
Defender
.
[3]
In April 2018, it was deployed to
Ghana
with personnel from the Special Warfare Brigade as part of a mission to rescue kidnapped South Korean fishermen.
[4]
On 19 July 2021, it is reported that 247 out of 301 crew members of the 34th contingent of the
Cheonghae Unit
on the
Munmu the Great
was tested positive for the
covid-19
. Two Korean Air Force
KC-330
departed with 200 replacement members to transport the 301 entire crew members back to South Korea.
[5]
After returning to South Korea, it is revealed that 270 crew members are tested positive.
[6]
Gallery
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See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Yook, Jeong-soo (March 13, 2009).
"Munmu the Great Deployed to Somalia"
.
The Dong-a Ilbo
. Retrieved
February 1,
2011
.
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Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007).
"Korea Launches Aegis Warship"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
23 September
2023
.
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"Defender joins fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean - Royal Navy"
.
www.royalnavy.mod.uk
.
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Rahmat, Ridzwan (April 1, 2018).
"South Korea deploys KDX-2 destroyer to Ghana on rescue mission"
.
Jane's Information Group
.
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has deployed a KDX-2-class guided-missile destroyer to Ghana on a possible hostage rescue mission after three South Korean fishermen were kidnapped while at sea on 26 March.
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"247 out of 301 Crew Members of the Cheonghae Unit Test Positive for COVID-19"
.
Kyunghyang Shinmun
. July 19, 2021.
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"淸海部隊 270名 確診…合參, 症狀者 暴增 몰랐다"
[Cheonghae Unit 270 confirmed... Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not know the number of symptomatic patients].
The Hankyoreh
. July 21, 2021.
Further reading
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External links
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ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976)
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