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Ganggyeong-class Minehunter
''Ganggyeong''-class minehunter (, ) is a ship class of minehunters currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy. Because of the improvements in naval mine technology in the 1980s, and the lack of minesweeping ability, the Korean Navy designed their first minehunter ship in 1983 and launched the first minehunter, , in 1986. Currently, there are six ''Ganggyeong''-class minehunter operating in the Korean Navy. History At the Korean War, Korea did not have proper minesweeping equipment, and it was all about pulling naval mines out of fishing nets or blowing up floating mines with light machine guns. Therefore, North Korea inflicted massive damage by the naval mine. From the 1950s, Korea purchased and used American minehunting vehicles, called ''Geumhwa'', ''Geumsan'', ''Namyang'' classes. In the 1980s, according to the research report on the Navy, the Korean Navy's ability to minesweep was very weak compared to North Korea. There were very few short-range ships, and the ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minehunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV). Description A minehunter uses an imaging sonar to detect and classify targets and then sends out divers or remotely operated vehicles to inspect and neutralise the threat, often using small charges that are detonated remotely. As minehunters will often be operating in close proximity to mines, they are designed so as to reduce their own acoustic and magnetic signatures, two common forms of trigger for mines. For example, they are often soundproofed by mounting machinery on shock absorbers or by using quiet electrical drive, low magnetic electric motors and usually have a wood, fiberglass or non-ferrous metal hull, or are degaussed to reduce magnetic signature.Design Guide and Requirements for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangjin County
Gangjin County (''Gangjin-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup. The Gangjin Kiln Sites are a noted area for the production of traditional Goryeo celadon, and annually a big festival and symposium on celadon porcelain at the Goryeo Celadon Museum with participants from all over the world takes place in Gangjin city. Additionally, it is the birthplace of Korean poet Yeongrang Kim Yun-sik, famous for his work in the 1930s and 1940s in the Jeolla dialect. The county bird is the magpie. The county flower is the camellia, and the county tree is the ginkgo. There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks. A small portion of Wolchulsan National Park is located in Gangjin County. There is a monument to 17th-century Dutch explorer Hendrick Hamel, the first westerner to exper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nampo-class Minelayer
Nampo-class minelayer, HDM-4000 or MLS II-class is a new class of anti-submarine warfare minelayers built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the Republic of Korea Navy. MLS-II Nampo has a length of 114 meters, 17 meters in width and 28 meters in draft for a displacement of 4,000 tons. Its crew complement is 120. KVLS package on top of the helicopter hangar that can deploy K-SAAM surface-to-air missiles. Nampo-class also fitted with two Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes for LIG Nex1 K745 Blue Shark anti-submarine torpedoes. Each ship is protected by two Rheinmetall multi-ammunition softkill systems (MASS) which are installed amidships. The Nampo class is also equipped with two LIG Nex1 SLQ-261K Torpedo Acoustic Counter Measure (TACM) systems. The main radar of the ships is a LIG Nex1 SPS-550K medium to long-range air and surface surveillance multibeam 3D radar. See also * Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangyang-class Minesweeper
''Yangyang''-class minesweeper (, ) is a ship class of minesweepers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy. Its main missions are gathering data of ports in the Korean region, and searching naval mine and minesweeping, in wartime. They sometimes used at finding and recovering North Korean missiles, by using Variable Depth Sonar to detect missile fragments. ''Ongjin'', second ship of the class, is famous for finding the stern of ROKS ''Cheonan'' at the site of the ROKS ''Cheonan'' sinking. History At the Korean War, Korea did not have proper minesweeping equipment, and it was all about pulling naval mines out of fishing nets or blowing up floating mines with light machine guns. Therefore, North Korea inflicted massive damage by the naval mine. In the 1980s, Korea developed and used 6 ''Ganggyeong''-class minehunters, which were the base of ''Yangyang''-class ships. In the 1990s, the Navy made an upgraded minehunter design, based on the ''Ganggyeong''-class. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonsan-class Minelayer
''Wonsan''-class minelayer (Hangul 원산급 기뢰부설함, Hanja: 元山級機雷敷設艦) is a one-ship class of minelayers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy. The Republic of Korea Navy planned to commission three ''Wonsan'' class mine layers. However, due to budget problems, only one was commissioned. Ships in the class References See also *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 in ... {{Republic of Korea Navy ships Mine warfare vessels of the Republic of Korea Navy Minelayers Mine warfare vessel classes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROKS Gimhwa (MHC-567)
ROKS or variant may refer to: * ''Republic of Korea Ship'', see Republic of Korea Navy * ROKS flamethrowers * ''Roks'', or Rakúsy, a town in Slovakia * ''Roks'', a radio station in Belarus, see List of radio stations in Belarus * ''Roks'', a radio station in Ukraine, see List of radio stations in Ukraine * National Organisation for Women's Shelters and Young Women's Shelters in Sweden See also * Rok (other) * ROCS (other) * Roques (other) Roques may refer to: Places * Roques, Gers, a commune in France * Roqués, an uninhabited village in Spain * Roques, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France * Roques de Anaga, two monuments of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain * La Roque-d'Anthéro ... {{dab Radio stations in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Jeolla Province
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the north, South Gyeongsang to the northeast, and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait. Muan County is the capital and Yeosu is the largest city of South Jeolla, with other major cities including Suncheon, Mokpo, and Gwangyang. Gwangju was the largest city of South Jeolla until becoming a Metropolitan City in 1986, and was the historic capital until the provincial government was relocated to the Muan County town of Namak in 2005. South Jeolla was established in 1896 from the province of Jeolla, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the southern half of its mainland territory and most outlying islands. Geography The province is part of the Honam reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
