ROKS Yulgok Yi I on 22 December 2015
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South Korea | |
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Name |
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Namesake | Yulgok Yi I |
Builder | DSME |
Launched | 14 November 2008 |
Commissioned | 31 August 2010 |
Identification | Pennant number: DDG-992 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sejong the Great-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 166 m (544 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 21.4 m (70 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
Endurance | 30 days |
Complement | 300 crew |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx or SH-60 Seahawk |
Aviation facilities | Hangar 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]