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Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source135.5 m (444 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Name | Gwanggaeto the Great class[source] | Moudge[source] |
| Builders | Daewoo Heavy Industries Co., Okpo, Geoje[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy Royal Thai Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Gangwon class[source] | Alvand class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Bhumibol Adulyadej -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Built | 1994–2000[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 1998–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Destroyer or Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines 2 × SsangYong Motor Company 20V 956 TB 82 diesel engines 2 shafts[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPS-49 (V) 2D air search radar Signaal MW 08 surface search radar Daewoo SPS-95k navigation radar 2 × Signaal STIR 180 Fire control radars ATLAS DSQS-21BZ Hull mounted sonar[source] | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy ARGOSystems AR 700 and APECS 2 ECM 4 × CSEE DAGAIE MK 2 Chaff Launchers[source] | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × OTO Melara 127 mm (5 inch)/54 gun 2 × Signaal 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS 8 × Harpoon missile in quad canisters 1 × Mk 48 Mod 2 VLS with 16 RIM-7P Sea Sparrow missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedo[source] | Naval guns 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun 1 × 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1 × 30mm Kamand CIWS 2 × 20 mm cannons Oerlikon 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns Surface to air missiles 4 × Mehrab SAM , a naval version of the Sayyad-2 or 4 × Sayyad-3 SAM Anti-ship missiles 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles (Some ships are equipped with 8 anti-ship missiles) Anti-submarine warfare 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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