ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (Korean: DDG-993 서애류성룡) is the third ship of the Sejong the Great-class destroyers built for the Republic of Korean Navy. She was the third Aegis-built ship of the service and was named after a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong.[1]

Background

The ship features the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 7 Phase 1) combined with AN/SPY-1D multi-function radar antennae.[1]

The Sejong the Great class is the third phase of the South Korean navy's Korean Destroyer eXperimental (KDX) program, a substantial shipbuilding program, which is geared toward enhancing ROKN's ability to successfully defend the maritime areas around South Korea from various modes of threats as well as becoming a blue-water navy.[2]

At 8,500 tons standard displacement and 10,000 tons full load,[3] the KDX-III Sejong the Great destroyers are by far the largest destroyers in the South Korean Navy, and indeed are larger than most destroyers in the navies of other countries.[4] and built slightly bulkier and heavier than Arleigh Burke-class destroyers or Atago-class destroyers to accommodate 32 more missiles. As such, some analysts believe that this class of ships is more appropriately termed a class of cruisers rather than destroyers.[5]

Construction and career

ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong was launched on 14 November 2008 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. She was commissioned into service on 31 August 2010.

RIMPAC Exercise

ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, ROKS Wang Geon and submarine ROKS Lee Sunsin participated in RIMPAC 2014.[6]

On 17 August 2020, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong sailed to Hawaii with ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin to participate in the scaled down, at-sea-only 2020 RIMPAC exercises.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sejong the Great Class / KDX-III Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ "Sejong the Great Sejongdaewang KDX-III Class AEGIS Destroyer Republic of Korea ROK Navy 세종대왕급 구축함 Yulgok Yi I Seoae Yu Seong-ryong Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI DSME 대한민국 해군 datasheet pictures photos video specifications". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ "HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Naval & Special Ships Business Unit". HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Naval & Special Ships Business Unit. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  4. ^ "Koreas KDX-III AEGIS Destroyers". Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. ^ "Sejong the Great class - Guided missile destroyer". Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.
  6. ^ "RIMPAC 2014: participating vessels by country". Naval Technology. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  7. ^ "Scaled-Back, At-Sea RIMPAC 2020 Exercise Kicks Off Near Hawaii". USNI News. 17 August 2020.
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