ROKS Jinju

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ROKS Jinju on 19 October 2015
History
South Korea
Name
  • Jinju
  • (진주)
NamesakeJinju
BuilderHyundai, Ulsan
Launched12 February 1986
Commissioned1 November 1986
Decommissioned31 December 2016
IdentificationPennant number: PCC-763
FateGifted to Egyptian Navy in 2017
Egypt
Name
  • Shabab Misr
  • (شباب مصر)
Namesake
  • Shabab Misr
  • (Youth of Egypt)
Acquired26 October 2017
Commissioned26 October 2017
HomeportAlexandria
IdentificationPennant number: 1000
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Pohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam10 m (33 ft)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB
Crew118
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

ROKS Jinju (PCC-763) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and gifted to Egyptian Navy, renamed ENS Shabab Misr (1000).

Development and design[]

Main article: Pohang-class corvette

The Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning are sold or given to other countries. There are five different types of designs in the class from Flight II to Flight VI.[1]

Construction and career[]

Jinju was launched on 12 February 1986 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Commissioned on 1 November 1986 and decommissioned on 31 December 2016.

On 26 October 2017, the ship arrived at Alexandria Naval Base after being gifted by the Republic of Korea Navy. She was renamed ENS Shabab Misr and reclassified as 1000.[2][3]

Gallery[]

  • ROKS Jinju during an exercise on 24 June 2013.

  • ROKS Jinju underway on 19 October 2015.

  • ENS Shabab Misr arrives at Kochi on 9 October 2017.

  • Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.

  • Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.

  • ENS Shabab Misr leaving at Kochi on 11 October 2017.

  • ENS Shabab Misr on 26 October 2017.

References[]

  1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ "بالصور..صبحى يعود الى ارض الوطن بعد زيارته لكوريا الجنوبية | أخبار مصر". أخبار مصر (in Arabic). 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. ^ "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.
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