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ROKS <i>Ulsan</i> (FF-951)

ROKS Ulsan (FF-951)

Ulsan-class frigate

35.5017137°N 129.3833651°E / 35.5017137; 129.3833651

For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Ulsan.
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ROKS Ulsan (FF-951) is the lead ship of the Ulsan-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Ulsan.

Development

Main article: Ulsan-class frigate

In the early 1990s, the Korean government plan for the construction of next generation coastal ships named Frigate 2000 was scrapped due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. But the decommissioning of the Gearing-class destroyers and the aging fleet of Ulsan-class frigates, the plan was revived as the Future Frigate eXperimental, also known as FFX in the early 2000s.

10 ships were launched and commissioned from 1980 to 1993. They have 3 different variants which consists of Flight I, Flight II and Flight III.[1]

Construction and career

ROKS Ulsan was launched on 8 April 1980 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 30 December 1980.[2]

She was decommissioned on 30 December 2014 and placed above ground in Ulsan City as a museum ship.[3][4]

References

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    "FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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    "HHI Floats Out Fifth Frigate for ROK Navy". Offshore Energy. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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    "ROKS Ulsan FF951 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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    허광무 (2017-04-12). "'노병, 고향에 안식'…퇴역 울산함, 고래특구 장생포 전시". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-08.

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