ROKS Choe Yeong

	ROKS Choe Yeong
History
South Korea
Name	Choe Yeong; (최영);
Namesake	Choe Yeong
Builder	Hyundai
Launched	20 October 2006
Commissioned	4 September 2008
Identification	Pennant number: DDH-981
Motto	Do Your Best, Be The First
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & type	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement	4,400 t (4,300 long tons) standard; 5,520 t (5,430 long tons) full load;
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	10,200 km (5,500 nmi)
Complement	200
Armament	1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun; 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS; 64 x VLS; 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon; 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo;

ROKS Choe Yeong is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. The ship is named after Choe Yeong.

In January 2011 she saw action when she pursued a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates. The tanker was retaken with eight pirates killed and five captured. Later in 2011 she evacuated South Korean nationals stranded in Libya.

History
ROKS Choe Yeong
South Korea
Name	Choe Yeong (최영)
Namesake	Choe Yeong
Builder	Hyundai
Launched	20 October 2006
Commissioned	4 September 2008
Identification	Pennant number: DDH-981
Motto	Do Your Best, Be The First
Status	Active
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
Displacement	4,400 t (4,300 long tons) standard 5,520 t (5,430 long tons) full load
Length	150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	10,200 km (5,500 nmi)
Complement	200
Armament	1 x 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun 1 x Goalkeeper CIWS 64 x VLS 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon 2 x triple K745 Blue Shark Torpedo