Kim Shimin-Class Destroyer

Kim Shimin-class destroyer

The Batch I variants of the Kim Shimin-class, 36 of which have been planned for service.
Class overview
Operators:	Zhenia
Preceded by:	Changan-class destroyer
Built:	2002-Present
In commission:	2005-Present
Planned:	72
On order:	2
Building:	2
Completed:	32
Active:	32
General characteristics Kim Shimin-class
Type:	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	12,080 metric tons max
Length:	163.4 m (at waterline, full load) 180.2 m (max)
Beam:	21.8 m
Draught:	5.38 m (from waterline to hull) 7.47 m (including sonar bulge)
Propulsion:	COGLAG (All-electric propulsion at Batch II) 2 x Hanshin Motors GTM-4500 turbines, providing 35 MW of thrust each
Speed:	30+ knots
Range:	13,600 km at 18 knots
Complement:	260
Sensors and processing systems:	4-sided AESA radar system, within Li-Jien Dynamics Phased Array Integrated Mast (PAIM)
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Integrated Electronic Warfare System (IEWS)
Armament:	Guns 1 x 127 mm/L56 naval gun 2 x 30 mm dual Gatling gun (on SkyGuard CIWS) 4 x 12.7 mm RWS Missile capacity 64 x forward VLS cells 64 x aft VLS cells 16 x central VLS cells (for anti-ship missiles)
Aircraft carried:	2 x MH-60R medium lift helicopters and 1 x MQ-8B unmanned helicopter
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter deck and hangar

The Kim Shimin-class destroyer (Zhenian: 김시민급 구축함) is a line of Zhenian-built, conventionally-powered guided missile destroyers primarily in service with the Greater Eastern Union Navy. Intended to replace the significantly aging Changan-class destroyers that had been in service since the 1960s, the Kim Shimin-class has assumed significant roles in fleet defense and as flagships of smaller flotillas. The name of the class comes from Kim Shimin, the eighth Chancellor of Zhenia. It is expected to be complemented by both the smaller Hansan-class frigates.

Batches

Batch II

The Kim Shimin-class Batch II, also known as the Han Jisung-class for the first ship of its class, is set to be a major upgrade in the existing destroyer platform, with significant improvements across various components.

See Also

• Changan-class destroyer, its predecessor
• Hansan-class frigate