Summary
35°30′06″N 129°23′00″E / 35.5017137°N 129.3833651°E
 ROKS Ulsan on 28 May 2012
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| History | |
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 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Ulsan |
| Builder | Hyundai |
| Launched | 8 April 1980 |
| Commissioned | 30 December 1980 |
| Decommissioned | 30 December 2014 |
| Identification | Hull number: FF-951 |
| Status | Museum ship in Ulsan City |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ulsan-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 103.7 m (340 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 186 (16 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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ROKS Ulsan (FF-951) is the lead ship of the Ulsan-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Ulsan.
Development edit
In the early 1990s, the Korean government plan for the construction of next generation coastal ships named Frigate 2000 was scrapped due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. But the decommissioning of the Gearing-class destroyers and the aging fleet of Ulsan-class frigates, the plan was revived as the Future Frigate eXperimental, also known as FFX in the early 2000s.
10 ships were launched and commissioned from 1980 to 1993. They have 3 different variants which consists of Flight I, Flight II and Flight III.[1]
Construction and career edit
ROKS Ulsan was launched on 8 April 1980 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 30 December 1980.[2]
She was decommissioned on 30 December 2014 and placed above ground in Ulsan City as a museum ship.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "HHI Floats Out Fifth Frigate for ROK Navy". Offshore Energy. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "ROKS Ulsan FF951 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ 허광무 (2017-04-12). "'노병, 고향에 안식'…퇴역 울산함, 고래특구 장생포 전시". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-08.
External links edit
Media related to ROKS Ulsan (FF-951) at Wikimedia Commons