Daegu-class destroyer

ROKS Daegu as USS Wallace L. Lind
Class overview
NameDaegu
Builders
Operators Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded byChungbuk class
Succeeded byKangwon class
SubclassesAllen M. Sumner class
Built1943-1944
In commission1973-1994
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
1 × AN/WLR-1 ECM
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aviation facilitiesSingle hangar and helipad

The Daegu class was a class of 2 destroyers by the Republic of Korea Navy. They entered service in 1973, with the last one being decommissioned in 1994.