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	4 × General Electric LM2500 COGAG; 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.

History

The first ship was launched in April 2023.^[2]

Construction of the second ship started on 27 July 2023 with a steel cutting ceremony at the SK Oceanplant.^[1][3][4]

Features

The Chungnam is reportedly capable of intercepting up to eight incoming missiles.^[2]

Ships in the class

References