ROKS Jeju (FF-958) explained

ROKS Jeju (FF-958) is the seventh ship of the Ulsan-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the island, Jeju.

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 Jeju was launched on 3 May 1988 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 1 January 1990.

She participated in Foal Eagle 2015.[2]

Decommissioned 30 December 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FFK Ulsan class Frigate Korea (FFK). 2021-07-08. www.globalsecurity.org.
  2. Web site: Foal Eagle: March 2015. 2021-07-09. DVIDS. en.