The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class multipurpose guided-missile destroyers were built for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). Second class in the Korean Destroyer eXperimental (KDX) program, designed as the first major stealth-oriented combatants to support ROKN blue-water capabilities. Six ships built 2002–2006 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering