The
class will be built in several batches. Six vessels will be built as
Batch I (similar to head of class Incheon), eight Frigates will be built
as Batch II by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, and Batch
III is also planned for the future.
Batch I vessels are reported to displace 2,500 tons with a length of
114 meters and a beam of 14 meters. The main gun is 127mm similar type
to those used by the US Navy. For defense, the Incheon is fitted with
a RIM-116 RAM launcher as well as a Phalanx CIWS. The class is also
fitted with eight SSM-700K Hae Sung I anti-ship missiles, with an option
for eight more land attack variant Haesung missiles in the future.
It is expected that Batch II vessels will receive VLS cells for long
range SAMs and the locally built Hyunmoo-3 land attack cruise missile.
No design specifics have been released yet however, regarding Batch
II vessels.
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