The Sejong the Great class destroyers (Sejongdaewang-Ham or Hangul: 세종대왕급 구축함), also known as KD-III, are guided missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship was launched 25 May 2007, sponsored by Kwon Yang-sook, the First Lady of the Republic of Korea at the time and was commissioned in December 2008. The second ship was commissioned in August 2010. As of 2010, the ROK Navy has committed itself to deploy three ships with an option for three more.