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Warships2018–present
Guided missile frigate
Daegu-class frigate is a guided missile frigate. It was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Hyundai Heavy Industries. Reported operators include Republic of Korea Navy.
Daegu-class frigate
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedDaegu class
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Hyundai Heavy Industries
Republic of Korea Navy
Incheon class
Chungnam class
2018–present
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Guided missile frigate
3,100 t (empty), 3,600 t (full load)
122 m (400 ft 3 in)
14 m (45 ft 11 in)
4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Combined diesel–electric or gas 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max) 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising)
4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
140
SPS-550K air search 3D radar SPG-540K fire control radar SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar SQR-250K towed array sonar system SAQ-540K EOTS Hanwha Systems SAQ-600K IRSTs Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System
LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures MASS decoy launchers
1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × K745 Blue Shark torpedo in triple torpedo tubes 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles K745A1 Red Shark
Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter
Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 122 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 122 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 122 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Daegu-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Naval inventory of the source class and listed configurations; excludes orders and construction. Source-year holdings, not immediately deployable strength.