' s ▁destroy er ▁mass - production ▁program ▁named ▁Korean ▁Dest roy er ▁e X perimental , ▁which ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁n avy ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁blue - water ▁n avy . ▁Six ▁ships ▁were ▁launched ▁by ▁Hy und ai ▁He avy ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁Da ew oo ▁Sh ip building ▁& ▁Marine ▁Engineering ▁in ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁We ap on ▁Systems ▁The ▁ships ▁have ▁a ▁ 3 2 - cell ▁strike - length ▁M k   4 1 ▁V LS ▁for ▁SM - 2 ▁Block ▁III A ▁area - air ▁defence ▁miss iles , ▁one ▁ 2 1 - round ▁RAM ▁inner - layer ▁defence ▁miss ile ▁launch er , ▁one ▁ 3 0   mm ▁Go al keeper ▁close - in ▁weapon ▁system , ▁one ▁M k   4 5 ▁Mod   4 ▁ 1 2 7   mm ▁gun , ▁eight ▁Har po on ▁anti - ship ▁miss iles ▁and ▁two ▁triple ▁ 3 2 4   mm ▁anti - sub marine ▁tor ped o ▁tub es . ▁▁ ▁The ▁electron ics ▁suite ▁includes ▁one ▁Ray the on ▁AN / SP S - 4 9 ( V ) 5 ▁ 2 D ▁long - range ▁rad ar ▁( LR R ), ▁one ▁Th ales ▁Nederland ▁M W 0 8 ▁target ▁indic ation ▁ 3 D ▁rad ar ▁( T IR ), ▁two ▁Th ales ▁Nederland ▁ST IR 2 4 0 ▁fire - control ▁rad ars ▁with ▁O T - 1 3 4 A ▁Cont inu ous