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Replacing the Subs

And if anyone is interested, here are the specifications for the ROKS Daejeon frigate:

ROKS Daejeon (FFG-823) is the fifth ship of the Daegu-class frigate in the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), named after the city of Daejeon. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the vessel was launched on 3 May 2021 and officially commissioned on 27 February 2023.

Key specifications and capabilities include:

  • Dimensions & Displacement: The frigate measures 122 meters in length with a beam of 14 meters, displacing 2,800 tonnes (light) and 3,592 tonnes (full load).
  • Propulsion & Speed: Powered by a combined diesel-electric or gas system featuring a Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, it achieves a maximum speed of 30 knots with a range of 4,500 nautical miles.
  • Armament: It is equipped with a 16-cell Korean Vertical Launching System (K-VLS) capable of firing K-SAAM, Hong Sang Eo, and Haeryong missiles, along with 8 SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missiles, a 127mm Mk 45 gun, and torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedoes.
  • Sensors & Avionics: The ship features the Naval Shield Integrated Combat Management System, SPG-540K fire control radar, and a TB-250K towed array sonar system for enhanced anti-submarine warfare.
  • Aircraft: It has an enlarged hangar and helicopter deck to operate one 10-ton medium-lift helicopter, such as the Super Lynx or AW159.
The Daegu-class serves as an improved variant of the Incheon-class frigate (FFX Batch II), with eight ships in the class planned to replace older 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton corvettes in the ROKN fleet.

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The Defence Blog has a nice article abut the two ROKS ships arriving in Esquimalt which includes a short video. Unfortunately at the beginning Major Bourgeois is sitting down with some female ROKS sailors and she is cutoff mid-sentence.

defence-blog.com

South Korean sub crosses Pacific for Canada’s biggest arms deal

A South Korean submarine completed the longest voyage in the history of South Korea's submarine force, crossing 14,000 kilometers of open Pacific Ocean to dock at a Canadian naval base, and the timing was not accidental. Canada is weeks away
defence-blog.com defence-blog.com
 
Grimey said:
If you’re familiar with the area, gridlock happens way before that. Latoria , Metchosin and Happy Valley roads are a mess.
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Right alongside a selection of as-yet-uninterrupted rail routes.

Was there ever a spur out to Rocky Point?
 
Oldgateboatdriver said:
According to CBC News, their reporter asked Adm. Patchell when he needed the new submarines, and he apparently answered that he "needed them yesterday".

Seems like Topshee has started a naval trend of leaders being blunt in their public positions.

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It’s refreshing when the truth is told loudly and often. Told often enough, it won’t even be surprising anymore.
 
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Well I almost boomer thumb photo's these but fortunately I'm a Gen Xer so only partially obscured!

Saved some sailors from the Korean Frigate from being eaten by a Canada Goose. They got a little too close to take a photo... lmao
 
Check out the custom Hats they had made for this trip. Talk about nice touch. I'm equally impressed by the clear coordination between their government, their defence industry, and their navy.

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