Ulsan-class frigate

ROKS Kyong Buk near San Diego, California
Class overview
Name:	Ulsan class
Builders:	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd
Operators:	Republic of Korea Navy Bangladesh Navy
Succeeded by:	Incheon class
Completed:	9
Active:	7
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Displacement:	2,350 tons
Length:	103.7 m (340 ft 3 in)
Beam:	12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught:	3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	CODOG 2 General Electric LM-2500 diesel engines, 2 MTU 538 TB 82
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range:	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	186 (16 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:	- 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
Electronic warfare & decoys:	- ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite - 2 x Mark 36 SRBOC 6-tubed chaff/flare launcher - 2 x 15-tube SLQ-261 torpedo acoustic countermeasures
Armament:	8 × Harpoon (2 quadruple launchers) anti-ship missile 6 × 324 mm (12.8 in) Blue Shark torpedo (2 triple tubes) 2 × Otobreda 76 mm (3 in)/62 cal. gun 3 × Otobreda 40 mm (1.6 in)/70 cal. (2 twin) compact CIWS

The Ulsan-class frigate (Hangul: 울산급 호위함, Hanja: 蔚山級護衛艦) is a class of multi-purpose guided missile frigates built by the Republic of Korea. They are presently in service with the Republic of Korea Navy and the Bangladesh Navy.

Design

The Ulsan class is a light frigate built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. The frigates are 103.7 metres (340 ft 3 in) in length with top speed of 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) and range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).

Republic of Korea Navy

Name	Number	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
Flight I
Ulsan	FF-951	Hyundai Heavy Industries	8 April 1980	30 December 1980	30 December 2014	Decommissioned
Seoul	FF-952	Hyundai Heavy Industries	24 April 1984	14 December 1985	31 December 2015	Decommissioned
Chungnam	FF-953	Busan Korea SEC	26 October 1984	1 June 1986		Active
Masan	FF-955	Korea Takoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries)	26 October 1984	20 July 1985		Active
Flight II
Kyeongbuk	FF-956	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	15 January 1986	30 May 1986		Active
Flight III
Jeonnam	FF-957	Hyundai Heavy Industries	19 April 1988	17 June 1988		Active
Jeju	FF-958	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	3 May 1988	1 January 1990		Active
Busan	FF-959	Hyundai Heavy Industries	20 February 1992	1 January 1993		Active
Cheongju	FF-961	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	20 March 1992	1 June 1993		Active

Bangladesh Navy

File:BNS Bongobondhu2.jpg

Bangabandhu

In June 2001, the Bangladesh Navy commissioned a heavily modified Ulsan-class frigate as the most modern ship in its fleet and named it BNS Bangabandhu. However, controversy regarding alleged corruption in the procurement process and faulty design led the frigate to be decommissioned for several years. The ship was eventually recommissioned in 2007.

• Bangabandhu (F 25)

External links

Ulsan Class Frigate List of naval ship classes in service#Ulsan class frigate

• BNS Khalid Bin Walid