The Sejong the Great-class destroyers, also known as KDX-III, are guided-missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy.
ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991)
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Sejong the Great-class destroyer
…Great-class destroyers (Sejongdaewang-Geup Guchukam or Hangul: 세종대왕급 구축함, Hanja: 世宗大王級驅逐艦), also known as KDX-III, are guided-missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). On 20 April 2007, South Korean Chief of Naval Operations announced that the lead ship of KDX-III class destroyers will be referred to as Sejong…
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