ROKS Incheon (FFG-811)

For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Incheon.

ROKS Incheon (FFG-811) is the lead ship of the Incheon-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Incheon.

ROKS Incheon underway on 26 June 2013
History
South Korea
Name	Incheon (인천)
Namesake	Incheon
Builder	Hyundai
Launched	29 April 2011
Commissioned	17 January 2013
Identification	Pennant number: FFG-811
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Incheon-class frigate
Displacement	2,300 tonnes (2,264 long tons) light 3,251 tonnes (3,200 long tons) full load
Length	114 m (374 ft)
Beam	14 m (46 ft)
Draft	4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion	CODOG 2 × MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesel engine 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine[1]
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max) 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,000 km)
Complement	140
Sensors & processing systems	SPS-550K air search 3D radar SPG-540K fire control radar SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar SAQ-540K EOTS Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System
Electronic warfare & decoys	LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures KDAGAIE Mk 2 decoy launchers
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile in quad configuration 8 × Haeryong Tactical Land Attack Missile in quad configuration
Aircraft carried	Super Lynx or AW159 helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter

Development

Main article: Incheon-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.

The Republic of Korea Navy initially wanted twenty-four 3000 ton frigates to replace the Ulsan, Pohang and Donghae-class coastal fleet of 37 ships. It was later decided that six 2700 ton ships will be constructed for the first batch. In 2008, the plan was further downgraded to 2300 tons when president Lee Myung-bak took office, with the number of ships for the first batch down to six. 8 ships are planned for the second batch of FFX with the final goal of 20-22 frigates.^[2]

Construction and career

ROKS Incheon was launched on 29 April 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 17 January 2013.^[3]

She participated in IMDEX Asia 2015. On 20 May, she was moored at Changi Naval Base, Singapore.^[4]

Gallery

• 
  ROKS Incheon on 17 January 2013
• 
  ROKS Incheon on 19 February 2013
• 
  ROKS Incheon underway on 22 October 2013