ROKS Jeonbuk
Class overview
NameChungbuk
BuildersBath Iron Works
Operators Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded byChungmu class
Succeeded byDaegu class
Built1944-1945
In commission1972—2001
Planned7
Retired7
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 2,616 long tons (2,658 t) standard
  • 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length390.5 ft (119.0 m)
Beam40.9 ft 10 in (12.72 m)
Draft14.3 ft 8 in (4.56 m)
Propulsion
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement350
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad

The Chungbuk-class was a class of 7 destroyers, formerly the United States' Gearing-class destroyer, that were transferred to and commissioned by the Republic of Korea Navy. They entered service in 1972, with the last one being decommissioned in 2001.

History

These were ships used by the US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM II. They were once magnificent ships, which throughout the 1970s constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu class destroyers. Eventually, they were deemed too outdated. However, they remained in service until well into the 1990s, when they were downright obsolete. They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy.[1]

They received two destroyers of the Gearing class for the Republic of Korea Navy from the US in 1972 as part of the American Military Assistance Program. More were later leased over in later years.

Ships in the class

Name Hull Number FRAM Commissioned Decommissioned Status References
ROKS ChungbukDD-9151972December 2000Former DD-805 Chevalier, decommissioned[2]
ROKS JeonbukDD-9161972December 1999Former DD-830 Everett F. Larson, decommissioned[2]
ROKS DaejeonDD-9191977February 2001Former DD-818 New, decommissioned and used as a museum ship until scrapped[2]
ROKS GwangjuDD-9211977December 2000Former DD-849 Richaard E. Kraus, decommissioned[2]
ROKS GangwonDD-9221978December 2000Former DD-714 William R. Rush, decommissioned[2]
ROKS GyeonggiDD-9231978Former DD-883 Newman K. Perry, decommissioned[2]
ROKS JeonjuDD-9251981Former DD-876 Rogers, decommissioned and used as a museum ship[2]

Citations

  1. "The South Korean Navy (ROKN)". naval encyclopedia. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bak, Dongchan (March 2021). Korean War : Weapons of the United Nations (PDF) (in Korean). Republic of Korea: Ministry of Defense Institute for Military History. pp. 244–250. ISBN 979-11-5598-079-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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