The Sejong the Great Class or (Sejongdaewang Class) are the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers built for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) under the Korean Destroyer eXperimental (KDX) program. It 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. Sejong the Great Class or (DDG 991) was constructed by the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan and it was launched in May 2007. The ship is the third phase of the South Korean navy's 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.
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9 сен 2024