ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' (DDH-979) is a in 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 is named after
Gang Gam-chan
Gang Gam-chan (; 22 December 948 – 9 September 1031) was a medieval Korean government official and military commander during the early days of Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). Even though he was a career scholar and government official, he is bes ...
.
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
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 pr ...
.
File:US Navy 091013-N-1644H-051 The Republic of Korea navy destroyer Kang Gam Chan (DDH 979) underway in the Pacific Ocean.jpg, ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' underway in the Pacific Ocean
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on 13 October 2009.
File:ROKS Kang Gamchan steams by a line of ROK Navy ships during the International Fleet Review.jpg, ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'' on 7 October 2008 during International Fleet Review.
File:160324-N-EH218-097 (25441207454).jpg, ROKS ''Gang Gam-chan'', ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.
File:160625-N-MX772-1091 (28045914856).jpg, USS John Paul Jones, 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 Gr ...
, JS Chokai, ROKS Sejong The Great and ROKS ''Gang Gam Chan'' maneuver into formation during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2016 on 25 June 2016.
References
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Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin-class destroyers
2006 ships
Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering