Chungnam-class frigate

Class overview
Name	Chungnam class
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries SK Oceanplant
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded by	Daegu-class frigate
Built	2022-present
Planned	6
Building	1
Completed	1
General characteristics [1]
Type	Guided missile frigate
Displacement	4,300 t (4,232 long tons) full load
Length	129 m (423 ft 3 in)
Beam	14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	CODLOG 2 × shafts;
Armament	1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × CIWS-II 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo 8 × Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles 16-cell K-VLS for: Haegung K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell

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, the FFX Batch III is sometimes called the 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

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
ROKS Chungnam	FFG-828	Hyundai Heavy Industries		10 April 2023	December 2024 (planned)	Launched[3]
ROKS Jinhae	FFG-829	SK Oceanplant	1 April 2024 (planned)	November 2024 (planned)	June 2026 (planned)	Under construction[1]
TBD	FFG-831				December 2026 (planned)	Under construction[1]
TBD	FFG-832				June 2027 (planned)	Under construction[1]
TBD	FFG-833	Hanwha Ocean			December 2027 (planned)	Under construction
TBD	FFG-835				June 2028 (planned)	Under construction

References

1. "SK Oceanplant Cuts Steel For 2nd FFX Batch-III Frigate". Naval News. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
2. Cha, Eunhyuk (2023-07-16). "Hanwha Ocean to Build Last Two Ulsan-class FFX Batch III Frigates". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
3. "날아오는 적 미사일 8발 동시에 잡는다… 해군 최신예 호위함의 비밀무기". 조선일보 (in Korean). 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
4. Rahmat, Ridzwan. "South Korea launches first Ulsan-class Batch III frigate". Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
5. Cha, Eunhyuk (2023-07-16). "Hanwha Ocean to Build Last Two Ulsan-class FFX Batch III Frigates". Naval News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.