Pohang-class corvette
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Pohang-class corvette
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Class overview | |
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Name | Pohang class |
Operators | Republic of Korea Navy Philippine Navy |
Preceded by | Donghae class |
Succeeded by | Incheon class |
In commission | 17 December 1984 - present |
Completed | 24 |
Active | 10 (ROKN) |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 13 (ROKN) |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement | 950 t (empty) 1,220 t (full) |
Length | 88.3 m (289 ft 8 in)[2] |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[1] |
Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[1] |
Crew | 95 (10 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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The Pohang-class corvette (Korean: 포항급 초계함, Hanja: 浦項級哨戒艦) is a class of general purpose corvettes operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. They have served in a coastal defense role during the late Cold War and post Cold War period. A total of 24 Pohang-class vessels were built, all constructed in South Korea. 10 vessels remain in service in the ROKN as of 2020.
History[]
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Sinking of ROKS Cheonan[]
At 21:21:57 (12:21:57 UTC) of 26 March 2010, an explosion (or two explosions) occurred for 1~2 seconds at the stern of ROKS Cheonan, causing a power stoppage and inflow of oil and seawater, and the ship heeled 90 degrees to starboard very quickly. When the crew went out to the deck, they found the stern already submerged. At 22:40, the Navy and the Coast Guard rescued 58 sailors, including the captain, from the crew of 104; 46 were killed.[3] The ship sank around 01:00 on 27 March 2010.
The bow floated 6.4 kilometres (3.5 nmi) to the southeast from the explosion site, then submerged completely at 22:30 on 27 March 2010.
On 20 May 2010, a South Korean-led investigation group announced that all evidence pointed to a North Korean torpedo being responsible for the sinking of Cheyohnan.
Ships in the class[]
Name | Number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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Flight II | ||||||
Pohang | PCC-756 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
07 February 1984 | 18 December 1984 | 30 June 2009 | Used as a museum ship in Pohang city |
Gunsan | PCC-757 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
27 March 1984 | 17 December 1984 | 30 September 2011 | Scrapped in 2017 |
Gyeongju | PCC-758 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 8 June 1984 | 1 May 1985 | 30 December 2014 | Transferred to Peruvian Coast Guard as PM-211 BAP Ferré[4] |
Mokpo | PCC-759 | Daewoo S&M Engineering | 12 October 1984 | 17 May 1985 | 30 December 2014 | Scrapped in 2018 |
Flight III | ||||||
Gimcheon | PCC-761 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
29 November 1985 | 01 September 1986 | 31 December 2015 | Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as HQ-18[5] |
Chungju | PCC-762 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
24 January 1986 | 30 November 1986 | 31 December 2016 | Transferred to the Philippine Navy as BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39) |
Jinju | PCC-763 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 12 February 1986 | 01 November 1986 | 31 December 2016 | Transferred to the Egyptian Navy as ENS Shbab Misr.[6][7] |
Yeosu | PCC-765 | Daewoo S&M Engineering | 14 June 1986 | 01 December 1986 | 27 December 2017 | Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as HQ-20 |
Flight IV | ||||||
Jinhae | PCC-766 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
18 March 1987 | 30 September 1988 | 27 December 2017 | Used for training navy reserves |
Suncheon | PCC-767 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
3 April 1987 | 30 September 1988 | 24 December 2019 | Used for training navy reserves |
Iksan | PCC-768 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 24 March 1987 | 31 December 2018 | Name was changed from Iri since 1 February 1999. Transferred to Colombian Navy as ARC Almirante Tono[8] | |
Wonju | PCC-769 | Daewoo S&M Engineering | 23 October 1987 | Active | ||
Andong | PCC-771 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
30 April 1987 | 5 January 1989 | 31 December 2020 | Decommissioned |
Cheonan | PCC-772 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
24 July 1987 | 5 January 1989 | 11 June 2010 | Sunk on 26 March 2010 by torpedo attack from the DPRK; now a memorial ship. |
Bucheon | PCC-773 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 30 December 1988 | 4 May 1989 | 31 March 2021 | Decommissioned |
Seongnam | PCC-775 | Daewoo S&M Engineering | 11 December 1987 | Active | ||
Jecheon | PCC-776 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
8 December 1987 | Active | ||
Daecheon | PCC-777 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 22 January 1988 | 7 January 1990 | Active | |
Flight V | ||||||
Sokcho | PCC-778 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 7 July 1989 | 2 March 1990 | Active | |
Yeongju | PCC-779 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | 27 July 1988 | 20 April 1990 | Active | |
Namwon | PCC-781 | Daewoo S&M Engineering | 17 October 1989 | 1 May 1990 | Active | |
Gwangmyeong | PCC-782 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
27 October 1989 | 9 July 1990 | Active | |
Flight VI | ||||||
Sinseong | PCC-783 | Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
8 October 1991 | Active | ||
Gongju | PCC-785 | Korea Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries) |
21 September 1992 | Active |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b (January 9, 2010). "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette): Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "軍 "사고시각 26일 21시22분" 재확인". April 7, 2010.
- ^ En Corea, el Comandante General de la Marina firmó transferencia del próximo B.A.P. “Ferré” Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "MaxDefense Philippines". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "بالصور..صبحى يعود الى ارض الوطن بعد زيارته لكوريا الجنوبية | أخبار مصر". أخبار مصر (in Arabic). September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ "Egyptian Navy receives Pohang-class corvette as gift from South Korea". Naval Today. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Colombia recibe oficialmente su nueva corbeta la ARC Almirante Tono" (in Spanish). InfoDefensa. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
External links[]
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