ROKS Cheonan at sea
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History | |
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Namesake | Cheonan |
Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Launched | 9 November 2021 |
Commissioned | 19 May 2023 |
Identification | Pennant number: FFG-826 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Daegu-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 122 m (400 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,000 km) |
Complement | 140 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
ROKS Cheonan (FFG-826) is the seventh ship of the Daegu-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Cheonan.