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Gyeongnam

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
경남 [Gyeongnam] (ex-Cavallaro)	81, 1980- 822		Defoe, Bay City, USA	3.1944	15.6.1944	3.1945 // 10.1959	stricken 1984
아산 [Asan] (ex-Harry L. Corl)	82, 1980- 823		Bethlehem, Hingham, USA	1.1944	1.3.1944	6.1945 // 6.1966	stricken 1984
웅 포 [Ungpo] (ex-Julius A. Raven)	83, 1980- 825		Bethlehem, Hingham, USA	1.1944	3.3.1944	6.1945 // 6.1966	stricken 1984
경북 [Gyeongbuk] (ex-Kephart)	85, 1980- 826		Charleston N Yd, USA	5/1943	6.9.1943	1/1944 // 8.1967	stricken 4.1985
전남 [Jeonnam] (ex-Hayter)	86, 1980- 827		Charleston N Yd, USA	8/1943	11.11.1943	3/1944 // 8.1967	stricken 1986
제주 [Jeju] (ex-William M. Hobby)	87, 1980- 828, 1998- 822		Charleston N Yd, USA	11.1943	11.2.1944	4.1945 // 8.1967	stricken 2006

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1725
Displacement full, t	2130
Length, m	91.4 wl 93.3 oa
Breadth, m	11.3
Draught, m	3.84 full load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 General Electric steam turbo-generators, 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	12000
Max speed, kts	23.6
Fuel, t	oil 347
Endurance, nm(kts)	5500 (15)
Armament	1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 DCR
Military load	4 LCVP, 162 marines, deck cargo
Electronic equipment	81: SA, SF radars, QGA sonar 82, 83, 85-87: SPS-5D radar, QCU-2 sonar
Complement	203

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Project history

Former US high-speed transports (APD) begun as destroyer escorts (DE) and convened during construction. In Korean service four latter ships were originally rated as gunboats (PG 83, 85-87); changed in 1972 to APD. First pair originally APD 81 and 82. These ships were in two different configurations with high and low bridges. Fitted later with tripod masts. All finally bought outright 15 November 1974.

Modernizations

1960s, Gyeongnam: - SA, SF radars; + SPS-5D radar

late 1970s, all: - 6 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 3 - 324 TT

1990s, Jeju: - 2 LCVP, deck cargo; + helicopter deck

Naval service

No significant events.