Naval News

The lead ship of the KDX III Batch II program, ROKS Jeongjo the Great was launched on July 28, 2022 at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

Following the launching ceremony the vessel entered outfitting stage, pierside. Naval News can confirm that the ship was still undergoing outfitting at the Ulsa shipyard in May (Naval News Editor in Chief having toured the shipyard and seen the destroyer ahead of MADEX 2023).

Since the launch of ROKS Jeongjo the Great, South Korean government did not release any information or photos about the ship. A year of silence from the ROK Navy, companies, and the government. However this changed on Oct. 6 when DAPA published on its YouTube channel a video showing the vessel during sea trials.

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