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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer is a destroyer. It was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Reported operators include Republic of Korea Navy.
South KoreaChungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
U.S. Navy photo by (RELEASED) Photographer's Mate 1st Class David A. Levy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
Hyundai Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Republic of Korea Navy
Gwanggaeto the Great class
Sejong the Great class
2002-2006
2003–
6
Destroyer
5,500 tonnes (5,413 long tons) standard 6,520 tonnes (6,417 long tons) full load
150 m (492 ft 2 in)
17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
300
1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA 24-cell K-VLS for: K-ASROC Red Shark Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles
2 × Super Lynx helicopters
Wang Geon is currently (April 2015) acting in a NEO / Temporary diplomatic mission role on station off the coast of Yemen . She was originally in the area as part of the Cheonghae Unit rotation.
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country of origin South Korea 0 references
항속거리 10,200km (5,500 해리)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 150 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
South KoreaNavy exact named equipment holdings: Chungmugong Yi Sun-Sin (KDD-II). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / DDGHM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.