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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Sejong the Great-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
2007–
Quantity
6
Unit Price (current)
$923.0M
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · POST-COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$923.0M
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship TypeGuided-missile destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardHyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement7,650 t
- Standard Displacement8,200 t
- Full Load Displacement12,000 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)170 m
- Beam21.4 m
- Draft6.25 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement300
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionCOGAG
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × General Electric LM2500 COGAG; 2 × shafts; 100,000 shp
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power100,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Range5,500
- Endurance30 day
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS, 20mm Block 1B Phalanx CIWS
- CIWS1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper, 1 × RAM Block 1, 2 × 20mm Block 1B Phalanx
⬢Missile Armament6MOD.6
- VLS Cells80
- Anti-Ship MissilesSSM-700K Haeseong
- Surface-to-Air MissilesSM-2 Block IIIB/IV, SM-3 NTW Block IB, SM-6 Block I, K-SAAM, KM-SAM, L-SAM
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesYes
- Ballistic Missile DefenseYes
- ASW Rocket / MissileYes
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarYes
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters2
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search RadarAN/SPY-1D(V)
- Phased-Array RadarYes
- Combat SystemAegis
- Aegis / EquivalentYes
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy LaunchersSLQ-200K Sonata
▣Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost923 USD
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed4
- Active4
- Under Construction2
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired0
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2007Production started
19
years in service
6
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
3DESTROYERS1POST-COLD WAR · DESTROYERS1SOUTH KOREA · ALL WEAPONS11PRICE · DESTROYERS45PRICE · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE12terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
Aegis combat system or equivalent refers to naval combat systems integrating radar, missiles, and guns for air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
Systems designed to detect, track, intercept, and destroy ballistic missiles and their warheads.
Combined gas turbine and gas turbine propulsion system where two gas turbines drive a single shaft via a combining gearbox.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
Radar system using multiple small antennas whose signals are combined to create a steerable beam without physical movement, enabling rapid scanning and tracking of multiple targets.
A system of hydrophones towed behind a vessel to detect submarines and torpedoes, minimizing interference from the ship's self-noise.
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