ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978)

ROKS Wang Geon entering Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2014
History
South Korea
Name	Wang Geon (왕건)
Namesake	Wang Geon
Builder	Hyundai
Launched	4 May 2005
Commissioned	10 November 2006
Identification	Pennant number: DDH-978
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement	4,800 t (4,700 long tons) standard 5,000 t (4,900 long tons) full load
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	200
Armament	1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS 64 x VLS 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo

ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Wang Geon.

Design

The KDX-II is part of a much larger build up program aimed at turning the ROKN into a blue-water navy. It is said to be the first stealthy major combatant in the ROKN and was designed to significantly increase the ROKN's capabilities.

Construction and career

ROKS Wang Geon was launched on 4 May 2005 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 10 November 2006.

RIMPAC 2014

ROKS Wang Geon, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and a Jang Bogo-class submarine participated in RIMPAC 2014 from 26 June to 1 August 2014.

Gallery

• ROKS Wang Geon Gallery
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  ROKS Wang Geon alongside USS George Washington on a patrol on 29 September 2011.
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  PLAN Qiandaohu and ROKS Wang Geon during RIMPAC 2014.
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  USS Wayne E. Meyer and ROKS Wang Geon in a bilateral exercise on 24 April 2017.