ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' (DDG-992) is the second ship of the ''Sejong the Great''-class destroyers that was built for the

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy i ...

. She was designed around the

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and was named after philosopher and scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, Yulgok Yi I.

Background

The ship features the

(Baseline 7 Phase 1) combined with

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D multi-function radar antennae. The ''Sejong the Great'' class is the third phase of the South Korean navy's

Korean Destroyer eXperimental KDX (Korean Destroyer eXperimental) is a substantial shipbuilding program embarked on by the Republic of Korea Navy. It is a three-phased program consisting of three individual classes of ships: * KDX-I (3,800 tons), * KDX-II (5,500 tons), * ...

(KDX) program, a substantial shipbuilding program, which is geared toward enhancing ROKN's ability to successfully defend the maritime areas around South Korea from various modes of threats as well as becoming a blue-water navy. At 8,500 tons standard displacement and 11,000 tons full load, the KDX-III ''Sejong the Great'' destroyers are by far the largest destroyers in the South Korean Navy, and indeed are larger than most destroyers in the navies of other countries. and built slightly bulkier and heavier than s or s to accommodate 32 more missiles. As such, some analysts believe that this class of ships is more appropriately termed a class of cruisers rather than destroyers. KDX-III are currently the largest ships to carry the Aegis combat system.

Construction and career

ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' was launched on 14 November 2008 by

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd ( ko, 대우조선해양; abbreviated DSME) is one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea, along with Hyundai and Samsung. History On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (M ...

. She was commissioned into

service on 31 August 2010.

RIMPAC Exercise

has actively participated in the recent iterations of the ''Rim of the Pacific Exercise'' or ''RIMPAC'', which is held biennially from

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, Hawaii. The exercises seeks to enhance interoperability among Pacific Rim armed forces, as a means of promoting stability in the region to the benefit of all participating nations. ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' has participated in the exercises on 2012 and 2018.

Gallery

File:120306-N-DB801-824 (6816116740).jpg,

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and ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' sail in formation in the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...

on March 6, 2012. File:2012.7.5 율곡이이함 미사일 실사격 훈련 Rep.of Korea Navy (7512573598).jpg, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' launching a SM-2 anti-aircraft missile during RIMPAC 2012. File:2013. 2. 2013 기동전단 훈련 Rep. of Korea Navy 2013 Maritime Task Flotilla training (8467421394).jpg, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' firing her main gun on 6 February 2013. File:2015.11.10. 제70주년 해군창설 기념 함정체험 (22926641311).jpg, A band plays aboard ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' during the 70th Anniversary of founding

on 10 November 2015. File:2015.10.17. 2015 대한민국해군 관함식 22097102718 9a44438afc o.jpg, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' during the National Fleet Review on 17 October 2015. File:2015.10.23. 2015대한민국해군 관함식 22242245378 8419f709b6 o.jpg, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' during the National Fleet Review on 17 October 2015. File:2015.10.17. 제 1차 국민참관 해상사열 (22284815235).jpg, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' during the National Fleet Review on 17 October 2015. File:USS Momsen and USS Decatur participating in bilateral training with the Republic of Korea Navy. (26611175343).jpg, From front to back, USS Momsen, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong,

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, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' and ROKS Kwang Myung on 22 May 2016. File:160522-N-YU572-395 (27049984070).jpg, From front to back, USS Momsen, ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong,

, ROKS ''Yulgok Yi I'' and ROKS Kwang Myung on 22 May 2016.

References

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