Hansan-class frigate

FFG Hansan, the first ship of its class.
Class overview
Name:	Hansan-Class
Operators:	Zhenia
Preceded by:	Jinhae-class frigate
Subclasses:	Anju-Class frigate
Built:	2005-present
In service:	2006-present
Planned:	64
Building:	6
Completed:	43
Active:	41
General characteristics Hansan Class
Type:	Guided Missile Frigate
Displacement:	6,020 metric tons fully loaded
Length:	130.7 m at waterline, full load 144.5 m overall
Beam:	18.0 m
Draught:	5.35 m to keel, full load 8.54m including sonar bulge
Propulsion:	CODLOG 1 x Hanshin Motors GTM-30, providing 40 MW of thrust 4 x High-Speed Diesel Generators 2 x Electric Motors 2 x Propeller Shafts
Speed:	35 knots
Range:	12,000+ km in 18 knots (electric drive)
Complement:	60 days (food)
Sensors and processing systems:	Jinmu Defense Integrated Mast Jinmu Defense 'Shield-II' 4-side anti-air AESA radar system 'Gaonmir' Integrated Combat System
Armament:	Guns 1 x 127 mm/54-caliber naval gun 2 x 30 mm twin Gatling guns on SkyGuard CIWS 2 x Bushmaster 30 mm guns 4 x 12.7 mm RWS Missile Capacity 48 x VLS cells, holding various missiles 8 x Anti-Ship Missile launchers (16 x VLS cells on Batch II)
Aircraft carried:	2 x MH-60R helicopter (alternately 1 x MH-60R and 2 x MQ-8B Fire Scout
Aviation facilities:	Hangars and landing pad

The Hansan-Class Frigates (Zhenian: 한산급 호위함) are a class of a total of 64 operational and planned frigates built in Zhenia since the mid-2000s and onwards in numerous batches. Built to provide a reliable anti-air warfare and anti-submarine warfare vessels for the Greater Eastern Union Navy for the navy's fleet defense and ultimately supplement the Kim Shimin-class destroyers, they also assumed bigger roles in littoral and expeditionary fleets later on. To minimize the risk of such a large single procurement and ease the process of applying further advancements early on, the worload on the entire Hansan-Class was divided into four batches and were assigned to more than one shipbuilder, although the Greater Eastern Union Navy ultimately monitored the process thoroughly.

Design

Armament

The Hansan-class frigates are armed with an array of multipurpose weapons with adaptability in mind. Its primary anti-ship firepower comes from 8 anti-ship missile launchers near the center of ships, although such space can be exchanged for 16 additional VLS cells in Batch II vessels. Its main gun is a 127 mm/54-caliber gun built by Raon Defense Industries, which allow for closer, more intense surface engagements. 2 Bushmaster 30 mm guns towards the aft as well as 4 12.7 mm RWS machine guns provide additional firepower against non-conventional and littoral low-intensity threats. The SkyGuard CIWS, featuring two 30 mm Gatling guns, can also engage surface targets autonomously, as well as the ship's final line of defense against anti-ship missiles.

See Also

• Greater Eastern Union Navy
• List of ships of the Greater Eastern Union Navy
• Kim Shimin-class destroyer, a related development of the Hansan-class