Geolughan-class destroyer
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 Geolughan c.2004
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: |
Tayeong Shipyards,  Daekan |
| Operators: | Daekanese People's Army Navy |
| Preceded by: | Daedamhan-class |
| Succeeded by: | Yumyeonghan-class |
| Built: | 1990-2001 |
| In service: | 1992 |
| Planned: | 15 |
| Completed: | 9 |
| Cancelled: | 6 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Multi-role Guided Missile Destroyer |
| Displacement: | ~6,100 tons |
| Length: | 154.68 metres |
| Beam: | 17.2 metres |
| Draught: | 5.33 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 steam turbines |
| Speed: | 31 knots |
| Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 km; 4,603 mi) at 15 knots |
| Complement: | 250 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × HU-10 series helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Helipad and hangars for one helicopter |
The Geolughan-class destroyer (Daekanese: 거룩한, meaning "glorious") is a class of guided-missile destroyers of the Daekanese People's Army Navy. They are considered the first class of truly modern Daekanese guided-missile destroyers. A total of ten vessels were planned, but new technological advancements and the evolution of operational requirements led to the redesign of the class into the Yumyeonghan-class of destroyers. The sixth and seventh hulls that had been laid down by 1999 were modified to the new design