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| Namesake | Chungbuk |
| Builder | STX |
| Launched | 23 October 2014 |
| Commissioned | 26 January 2016 |
| Identification | Pennant number: FFG-816 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Incheon-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Beam | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Draft | 4 m (13 ft) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,000 km) |
| Complement | 140 |
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| Aircraft carried | Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
ROKS Chungbuk (FFG-816) is the fifth ship of the Incheon-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the province, Chungbuk.
Development
Main article: Incheon-class frigateIn 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.
The Republic of Korea Navy initially wanted twenty-four 3000 ton frigates to replace the Ulsan, Pohang and Donghae-class coastal fleet of 37 ships. It was later decided that six 2700 ton ships will be constructed for the first batch. In 2008, the plan was further downgraded to 2300 tons when president Lee Myung-bak took office, with the number of ships for the first batch down to six. 8 ships are planned for the second batch of FFX with the final goal of 20-22 frigates.
Construction and career
ROKS Gangwon was launched on 12 August 2014 by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding and commissioned in November 2015.
On 21 November 2016, she had an open day visit aboard her for the 75th Anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
References
- Tomohiko Tada (August 2013). "13. Incheon class FF / South Korea". Ships of the World (782): 102–103.
- "Rolls-Royce to supply MT30 Gas Turbines to next three Korean Daegu-class frigates". www.rolls-royce.com.
- "STX launched the 4th Incheon class frigate (FFX) ROKS Gangwon Ham for ROK Navy". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- Tour, Wargamer On (2016-11-21). "Wargamer on Tour: Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th Birthday celebrations and the ROKS Chungbuk". Wargamer on Tour. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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