ROKS Yulgok Yi I

ROKS Yulgok Yi I on 22 December 2015
South Korea
Name
  • Yulgok Yi I
  • (율곡이이/栗谷李珥)
NamesakeYulgok Yi I
BuilderDSME
Launched14 November 2008
Commissioned31 August 2010
IdentificationPennant number: DDG-992
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSejong the Great-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 8,500 tons standard displacement
  • 10,000 tons full load
Length166 m (544 ft 7 in)
Beam21.4 m (70 ft 3 in)
Draft6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speedexceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Endurance30 days
Complement300 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
  • AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar
  • AN/SPG-62 fire control radar
  • DSQS-21BZ-M hull mounted sonar
  • SQR-220K towed array sonar system
  • Sagem Infrared Search & Track (IRST) system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Super Lynx or SH-60 Seahawk
Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipad

ROKS Yulgok Yi I (DDG-992) is the second ship of the Sejong the Great-class destroyers that was built for the Republic of Korea Navy. She was designed around the Aegis Combat System and was named after philosopher and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, Yulgok Yi I.[1]

  1. ^ "Sejong the Great Class / KDX-III Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-07.