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ROKS Gang Gam-chan (DDH-979)
ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' (DDH-979) is a in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gang Gam-chan. 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. Construction and career ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' was launched on 16 March 2006 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 1 October 2007. Gang Gam-chan participated in the anti-piracy operations off Somalia alongside European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on March 26, 2014. 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. Gallery File:청해부대 Rep. of Korea Navy Activity of CheongHae Unit (7876697338).jpg, ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' in the Cheonghae Unit. File:US Navy 091013-N-1644H-051 The Republic of Korea navy destroyer Kang Gam Chan (DDH 979) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennant Number
In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of ''pendant number'', which it was called before 1948). Historically, naval ships flew a flag that identified a flotilla or type of vessel. For example, the Royal Navy used a red burgee for torpedo boats and a pennant with an H for torpedo boat destroyers. Adding a number to the type-identifying flag uniquely identified each ship. In the current system, a letter prefix, called a ''flag superior'', identifies the type of ship, and numerical suffix, called a flag inferior, uniquely identifies an individual ship. Not all pennant numbers have a flag superior. Royal Navy systems The Royal Navy first used pennants to distinguish its ships in 1661 with a proclamation that all of his majesty's ships must fly a union pennant. This distinction was further strengthened by a proclamation in 1674 which forbade merchant vessels from flying any pennants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, Socotra and Somalia to the south. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and it connects with the Arabian Sea to the east. To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti. The ancient Greeks regarded the gulf as one of the most important parts of the Erythraean Sea. It later came to be dominated by Muslims, as the area around the gulf converted to Islam. From the late 1960s onwards, there started to be an increased Soviet naval presence in the Gulf. The importance of the Gulf of Aden declined when the Suez Canal was closed, but it was revitalized when the canal was reopened in 1975, after being deepened and widened by the Egyptian government. The waterway is part of the importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin-class Destroyers
Chungmu may refer to: *Chungmu (충무, 忠武, literally “loyal valor”), the posthumous name given to the great military commanders of the Joseon Dynasty. Those who were given the posthumous title are called Chungmugong (충무공, 忠武公, “ Lord of Loyal Valor”). ** Chungmugong Jo Yeong-mu (조영무, 趙英茂, ?-1414) ** Chungmugong Nam I (남이, 南怡, 1441-1468) ** Chungmugong Yi Jun (구성군, 龜城君, 1441-1479) ** Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (이순신, 李舜臣, 1545-1598) - Both the name and title of Chungmu have become nearly synonymous with Yi Sun-sin. ** Chungmugong Kim Si-min (김시민, 金時敏, 1554-1592) ** Chungmugong Yi Su-il (이수일, 李守一, 1554-1632) ** Chungmugong Jeong Chung-sin (정충신, 鄭忠信, 1576-1636) ** Chungmugong Gu In-hu (구인후, 具仁垕, 1578-1658) ** Chungmugong Kim Eung-ha (김응하, 金應河, 1580-1619) *Chungmu City - City in South Korea. It was absorbed to Tongyeong in 1994 *Chungmu-dong - Administrative unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROKS Sejong The Great (DDG-991)
ROKS ''Sejong the Great'' (DDG-991) is the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyer built for the Republic of Korea Navy. She was the first Aegis-built destroyer of the service and was named after the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, Sejong the Great. Background The ship features the Aegis Combat System (Baseline 7 Phase 1) combined with AN/SPY-1D multi-function radar antennae. The ''Sejong the Great'' class is the third phase of the South Korean navy's Korean Destroyer eXperimental (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. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JS Chōkai
JS ''Chōkai'' (DDG-176) is a guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). ''Chōkai'' was named after Mount Chōkai. She was laid down by IHI Corporation in Tokyo on 29 May 1995 and was launched on 27 August 1996. Commissioning happened on March 20, 1998. Service Following her commissioning in March 1998, she was dispatched to Hawaii for the Aegis System Equipment Qualification Test (SQT) until November 4, 1998 From May 16 to August 3, 2001, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers ''Hiei'' and ''Samidare''. Chōkai, along with the destroyer ''Ōnami'' and supply ship ''Hamana'' were assigned to the Indian Ocean in November 2004 to provide assistance to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. She returned to Japan in March 2005. From May 16 to August 1, 2007, she participated in US dispatch training with the destroyers ''Kurama'' and ''Inazuma''. From 9 September 2008 to December 8, 2008, she participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Shoup
USS ''Shoup'' (DDG-86) is an in the United States Navy. The ship is named for Medal of Honor recipient General David M. Shoup, the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps. Construction, on the 36th destroyer of her class, began at the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations on 10 November 1998. ''Shoup'' was the 16th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Her keel was laid on 13 December 1999 and she was launched on 22 November 2000. ''Shoup'' sailed into the Gulf of Mexico for the first of her sea trials on 11 December 2001. The vessel was delivered to the Navy by Northrop Grumman on 18 February 2002 and departed Pascagoula, Mississippi on 22 April 2002. ''Shoup'' was commissioned on 22 June 2002 at Port Terminal 37 in Seattle, Washington. Service history 2000s In July 2002, she successfully conducted the US Navy's operational evaluation of the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile with two test firings. In January 2005, she participated in Operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
USS ''John Paul Jones'' (DDG-53) is the third guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is the fifth ship named after American Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones and the second to carry his first name. She was built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 9 of Carrier Strike Group 11, which is headed by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Description ''John Paul Jones'' is capable of operating independently, as an element of a coordinated force, or as the nucleus of a surface action group, and to direct and coordinate anti-air, surface, undersea, and strike warfare operations. The ship is named in honor of John Paul Jones and derives her motto from his words: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way." The ship is equipped with the Aegis combat system and is capable of cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chung-Hoon
USS ''Chung-Hoon'' (DDG-93) is an Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy (USN). ''Chung-Hoon'' was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910–1979), recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star. The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems on 6 March 1998, and her keel was laid down on 14 January 2002, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Incorporated. She was launched on 11 January 2003, sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on 18 September 2004. She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Service history In October 2005, while operating 360 miles northeast of Kahului, ''Chung-Hoon'' responded to a distress call from the bulk freighter ''C-Laurel''. ''Chung-Hoon'' provided emergency medical care until the ship was within range of Coast Guard aircraft. In September 2006, ''Chung-Hoon'' served as host ship to the Chinese People's Liberat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROKS Gwanggaeto The Great (DDH-971)
ROKS ''Gwanggaeto the Great'' (DDH-971) is the lead ship of the Gwanggaeto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gwanggaeto the Great. Development The KDX-I was designed to replace the old destroyers in the ROKN that were transferred from the US Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was thought to be a major turning point for the ROKN in that the launching of the first KDX-I meant that ROKN finally had a capability to project power far from its shores. After the launching of the ship, there was a massive boom in South Korean international participation against piracy and military operations other than war Military operations other than war (MOOTW) focus on deterring war, resolving conflict, promoting peace, and supporting civil authorities in response to domestic crises. The phrase and acronym were coined by the United States military during the .... Construction and career ROKS ''Gwanggaeto the Great'' was launched on 28 October 1996 by Daewoo Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of its total surface area, larger than Earth's entire land area combined .Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
Cheonghae Unit
The Republic of Korea Navy Somali Sea Escort Task Group (Korean: 대한민국 해군 소말리아 해역 호송전대), also known as "Cheonghae" Unit (Korean: 청해부대, Hanja: 淸海部隊) was established by the Republic of Korea Navy to protect civilian ships near the coast of Somalia under Combined Task Force 151. The naval task force is named after the historical 9th-century Korean military base Cheonghaejin. Deployed from Jinhae Naval Base, the modern-day unit is responsible for safely escorting hundreds of commercial vessels and several rescues involving ships from The Bahamas, Denmark, North Korea and South Korea. In January 2011, commandos in the Cheonghae Unit successfully executed a highly publicized rescue of a South Korean tanker, freeing crew members held hostage by Somali pirates. Operational history 2009 was the first ship to be deployed as part of the unit to Somali waters on March 13, 2009. On April 17, it deterred pirates from boarding the cargo vessel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DSME
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 (Maersk) ordered 10 large container ships from DSME, each with a capacity of 18,000 containers, surpassing the then record holder; the Mærsk E-class at 15,200 containers. The contract is worth $1.9bn. The first was to be delivered in 2014. In June 2011, Maersk ordered ten more, for another $1.9bn. The new class is called the Triple E class. On December 20, 2011, Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering won the largest single defense contract by a Korean firm; valued at $1.07 billion to build three Indonesian submarines. It also would mark the first exports of submarines from South Korea. On 22 February 2012, a £452 million order was placed with DSME for four 37,000 tonne double hulled 'MARS' fast fleet tankers by Britain's Ministry of De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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