[1] These were ships used by the US Navy during World War II and were modernized in electronics and weaponry during FRAM II.

They were once magnificent ships, which throughout the 1970s constituted the backbone of the Republic of Korea Navy as a replacement for Chungmu class destroyers.

However, they remained in service until well into the 1990s, when they were downright obsolete.

They were all leased till 1977 then bought by the navy.

[2] They received two destroyers of the Allen M. Sumner class for the Republic of Korea Navy from the US in 1973 as part of the American Military Assistance Program.