An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.

An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.

An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.

An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.

An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.

An artist impression of the first ship of the second batch of KDX-III-class guided-missile destroyers for the RoKN. South Korean shipbuilder HHI announced on 6 October that it had held a keel-laying ceremony for this destroyer the previous day. (HHI)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).

Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 billion (USD565 million) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design' and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024.