Ulsan-class frigate

ROKS Gyeongbuk near San Diego, California
Class overview
NameUlsan class
Builders
Operators
Succeeded byIncheon class
Completed9
Active2
Retired5
Preserved3
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement
  • 1,500 t (empty)
  • 2,180 t (full, Batch I)
  • 2,215 t (full, Batch II–III)
Length103.7 m (340 ft 3 in)
Beam12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement186 (16 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Fire control system:
  • Signaal SEWACO ZK (Batch I–II)
  • Samsung/Ferranti WSA-423 (Batch III)
  • AN/SPS-10C navigation radar
  • ST-1802 fire control radar
  • Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar
  • TB-261K towed sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite
  • 2 × Mark 36 SRBOC 6-tubed chaff/flare launcher
  • 2 × 15-tube SLQ-261 torpedo acoustic countermeasures
Armament

The Ulsan-class frigate (Korean울산급 호위함; Hanja蔚山級護衛艦) is the high-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under the 1st Yulgok Project (1974–1986) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.