Ulsan-class Frigate (1980)

The Ulsan-class frigate is a class of multi-purpose guided missile frigates built by Republic of Korea. Presently in use with Republic of Korea Navy and Bangladesh Navy. They are planned for eventual replacement by the Incheon-class frigates.

Specifications

 * Type: Multirole Guided Missile Frigate (Hull designation symbol FF)
 * Service Period: 1981-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 340 feet 2.5 inches (103.7 meters)
 * Beam: 41.01 feet (12.5 meters)
 * Draught: 12 feet 5.61 inches (3.8 meters)
 * Displacment: 2,350 tons
 * Crew: 186 (16 officers and 170 enlisted)
 * Propulsion: CODOG 2 General Electric LM2500 Gas Turbines, 2 MTU 538 TB 82 diesel engines
 * Range: 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
 * Speed: 34 knots (62.97 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Signaal DA-08 air surveillance radar
 * AN/SPS-10C navigation radar
 * ST-1802 fire control radar
 * Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar
 * TB-261K towed sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * AN/ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite
 * 2 x Mark 36 SRBOC 6-tubed chaff/flare launchers
 * 2 x 15-tube AN/SLQ-261 torpedo acoustic countermeasures
 * Armament:
 * 2 x Otobreda 76mm/62-caliber naval guns
 * 2 x Mk.141 Harpoon AShM Launchers
 * 6 x 324mm triple fire torpedo launchers (fires Chung Sang Eo torpedoes)
 * 3 x Otobreda 40mm DARDO CIWS

Flight I

 * ROKS Ulsan (FF-951)
 * ROKS Seoul (FF-952)
 * ROKS Hungnam (FF-953)
 * ROKS Masan (FF-955)

Flight II

 * ROKS Gyeongbuk (FF-956)

Flight III

 * ROKS Jeonnam (FF-957)
 * ROKS Jeju (FF-958)
 * ROKS Busan (FF-959)
 * ROKS Cheongju (FF-961)

Bangladesh Navy

 * BNS Bangabandhu (F-25)
 * BNS Khalid Bin Walid (F-26)