ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH-977) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Dae Jo-yeong.[1]
Design
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.[2][3]
Construction and career
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong was launched on 12 November 2003 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 30 June 2005.
RIMPAC 2018
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong, ROKS Park Wi and ROKS Yulgok Yi I participated in RIMPAC 2018 which will last from 27 June to 2 August 2018.[4]
Gallery
- ROKS Doe Jo-yeong Gallery
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ROKS Doe Jo-yeong alongside USS Lake Erie during a communication drills and maneuvering stations on 13 January 2010. -
ROKS Dae Jo-yeong arriving in Pearl Harbor for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on 22 November 2013. -
USS Ashland transits the East China Sea with ROKS Dae Jo-yeong during a photo exercise March 27, 2014.
References
- ^ "Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Class / DDH-II Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007). "Korea Launches Aegis Warship". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "ROKS Dae Jo-yeong DDH-977". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "47-Ship RIMPAC Exercise Kicks Off Tomorrow". USNI News. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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