Chungbuk-class destroyer

ROKS Jeonbuk
Class overview
NameChungbuk
BuildersBath Iron Works
Operators Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded byChungmu class
Succeeded byDaegu class
Built1944-1945
In commission1972—2001
Planned7
Retired7
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 2,616 long tons (2,658 t) standard
  • 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length390.5 ft (119.0 m)
Beam40.9 ft 10 in (12.72 m)
Draft14.3 ft 8 in (4.56 m)
Propulsion
Speed36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement350
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad

The Chungbuk-class was a class of 7 destroyers, formerly the United States' Gearing-class destroyer, that were transferred to and commissioned by the Republic of Korea Navy. They entered service in 1972, with the last one being decommissioned in 2001.