Naval ship class
The Chungnam-class frigate is a class of frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The Chungnam class is based on the preceding Daegu class. Which in turn is based on the Incheon class, and has otherwise been referred to as the Incheon class batch III, or FFX-III. Confusingly FFX Batch III is sometimes called Ulsan-class.[2]
History
The first ship was launched in April 2023.[3]
Construction of the second ship started on 27 July 2023 with a steel cutting ceremony at the SK Oceanplant.[1][4][5]
Features
The Chungnam is reportedly capable of intercepting up to eight incoming missiles.[3]
Ships in the class
References
- ^ a b c d e "SK Oceanplant Cuts Steel For 2nd FFX Batch-III Frigate". Naval News. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Cha, Eunhyuk (2023-07-16). "Hanwha Ocean to Build Last Two Ulsan-class FFX Batch III Frigates". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b c "날아오는 적 미사일 8발 동시에 잡는다… 해군 최신예 호위함의 비밀무기". 조선일보 (in Korean). 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ Rahmat, Ridzwan. "South Korea launches first Ulsan-class Batch III frigate". Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Cha, Eunhyuk (2023-07-16). "Hanwha Ocean to Build Last Two Ulsan-class FFX Batch III Frigates". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
