ROKS Gang Gam-chan

ROKS Gang Gam-chan on 16 April 2010.
History
South Korea
Name
  • Gang Gam-chan
  • (강감찬)
NamesakeGang Gam-chan
BuilderDSME
Launched16 March 2006
Commissioned1 October 2007
IdentificationPennant number: DDH-979
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeChungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 4,800 t (4,700 long tons) standard
  • 5,000 t (4,900 long tons) full load
Length150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)
PropulsionCombined diesel or gas
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement200
Armament

ROKS Gang Gam-chan (DDH-979) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gang Gam-chan.[1][2]

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.[3]

Construction and career

ROKS Gang Gam-chan was launched on 16 March 2006 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 1 October 2007.[4]

Gang Gam-chan participated in the anti-piracy operations off Somalia alongside European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on March 26, 2014.[5]

ROKS Gang Gam-chan has been sent on patrol duty to Gulf of Aden on 13 August 2019. She is in the Navy's anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit.[6]

On 22 April 2025, Gang Gam-chan arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka on a replenishment visit. The vessel departed the island on 24 April.[7]

The ship departed the Jeju Naval Base on 30 January 2026 to participate in the International Fleet Review 2026 and Exercise MILAN 2026 hosted by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam. This is the second instance of a ROKS Navy ship participating in the MILAN exercise. ROKS Gwangju (FFG-817) was the first to participate in the exercise in 2022.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ROKS Gang Gam-chan DDH-979". Helis.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. ^ "Republic of Korea Navy ROKN". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. ^ Sung-ki, Jung (25 May 2007). "Korea Launches Aegis Warship". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ "MilPower - Show warship class". www.milpower.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. ^ "ROKS Kang Gam Chan carries out joint exercise with EU NAVFOR". Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). 2014-03-26. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  6. ^ "S. Korean destroyer heads for Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  7. ^ "Republic of Korea Navy Ship Gang Gam-chan calls Port of Colombo". news.navy.lk. 2025-04-22. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  8. ^ Hyun-soo, Kim (2026-01-30). "Navy's 4,400-ton destroyer to participate in fleet review, joint drills in India next month". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
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