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DAEGU frigates (2018- )

similar Incheon 2015

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
대구 [Daegu] 818   Daewoo SME, Okpo 2015 2.6.2016 6.3.2018 in service (2019)
  819   Daewoo SME, Okpo 2016 2019 2020 building (2019)
  821   Hyundai, Ulsan 2016 2019 2020 building (2019)
  822   Hyundai, Ulsan 2017 2019 2020 building (2019)
  823   Daewoo SME, Okpo 2019 2020 2021 awarded (2019)
  825   Daewoo SME, Okpo 2019 2020 2021 awarded (2019)
  826   Hyundai, Ulsan 2019 2020 2021 awarded (2019)
  827   Hyundai, Ulsan 2019 2020 2021 awarded (2019)
  

Displacement standard, t

2800

Displacement full, t

3650

Length, m

122.1

Breadth, m

14.2

Draught, m

4.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel-generators, 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

58200 / 8840

Max speed, kts

30

Fuel, t

diesel / gas turbine oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 4500(18)

Armament

2 x 4 Hae Sung SSM (8 Hae Sung), 1 x 16 Haeseong CruM / 4x Haegung K-SAAM SAM / Hong Sang Eo ASuM (VLS, 32 Haegung K-SAAM + 8 Hong Sang Eo), 1 x 1 - 127/62 Mk 45 Mod. 4, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Phalanx Mk 15 Block 1B, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (Cheongsangeo), 1 helicopter (Super Lynx)

Electronic equipment

SPS-550K, nav., CEROS (SPG-540K) radars, 2x KSTR (SAQ-540K) e/o systems, SQS-240K, SQS-220KA1 sonars, SLQ-200(v)K ECM suite, 2x Dagaie MK 2 or MASS decoy RL, 2x SLQ-261K torpedo decoy RL, Naval Shield CCS

Complement

140

Project history: AA version of an Incheon class. 8 are planned.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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