Rhenania Junior
RJ PP 002 Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin KDX II type destroyer
$ 62.00
New 1/1250 scale model of the South Korean KDX II class destroyer Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin from the PP series by Rhenania Junior (RJ PP 002). Model wears hull number 975.
The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship of this class, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunsin, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003.These destroyers were the second class of ships to be produced in the Republic of Korea Navy's destroyer mass-production program named Korean Destroyer eXperimental, which paved the way for the navy to become a blue-water navy. Six ships were launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in four years.
Type: | Destroyer |
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Length: | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Draft: | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion: | Combined diesel or gas |
Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Complement: | 300 |
Aircraft carried: | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters |
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Ships in class: | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, Munmu the Great, Dae Jo-yeong, Wang Geon, Gang Gam-chan, Choe Yeong |