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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
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130.7 m at waterline, full load
144.5 m overall
Beam: 18.0 m
Draught: list error: <br /> list (help)
5.35 m to keel, full load
8.54m including sonar bulge
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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:
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.

Development

Design

Layout

Vertical launch system

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.

Batches

Ships in the Class

See Also