The Ulsan class frigate is a class of multi-purpose Guided Missile Frigates built by South Korea

South Korea

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. Presently in use with Republic of Korea Navy

Republic of Korea Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...

 and Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy

The Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...

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Design

The Ulsan class is a light frigate built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. The frigates are 103.7m in length with top speed of 34 knots (66.6 km/h) and range of 8000 nautical miles (14,816 km) at 16 knots (31.4 km/h).

Republic of Korea Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy

Republic of Korea Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...

 is the primary user of the Ulsan class frigate. Presently there are 9 in active service:

• ROKS Ulsan (FF 951)
• ROKS Seoul (FF 952)
• ROKS Chungnam (FF 953)
• ROKS Masan (FF 955)
• ROKS Gyeongbuk (FF 956)
• ROKS Jeonnam (FF 957)
• ROKS Jeju (FF 958)
• ROKS Busan (FF 959)
• ROKS Cheongju (FF 961)

Bangladesh Navy

On June 2001, Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Navy

The Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...

 commissioned a heavily modified Ulsan class frigate as the most modern ship in its fleet, and named it BNS Bangabandhu. However, controversy regarding alleged corruption in procurement process and faulty design led the frigate to be decommissioned for several years. But the ship was eventually recommissioned in 2007.

• BNS Bangabandhu (F 25)

External links

• Ulsan Class Frigate List of naval ship classes in service#Ulsan class frigate
• BNS Khalid Bin Walid http://www.bdmilitary.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221&Itemid=118