ROKS Cheongju (FF-961) explained

ROKS Cheongju (FF-961) is the ninth ship of the Ulsan-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Cheongju.

Development

See main article: Ulsan-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 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.

10 ships were launched and commissioned from 1980 to 1993. They have 3 different variants which consists of Flight I, Flight II and Flight III.^[1]

Construction and career

ROKS Cheongju was launched on 20 March 1992 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 1 June 1993.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK). 2021-07-08. www.globalsecurity.org.
2. Web site: FF-961 청주함. 2021-07-09. 네이버 블로그 "Do what you must, come what may!". ko.