ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)

History
South Korea
Name	Sochko (Korean: 속초)
Namesake	Sokcho
Operator	Republic of Korea Navy
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; Ulsan, South Korea;
Identification	Pennant number PCC-778
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons)
Length	88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODOG unit
Speed	Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Complement	104
Armament	4 × Harpoon missiles,; 2 × OTO Melara(76 mm)/62 compact cannon; 2 × Breda 40 mm/70 cannon; 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes; 12 × Mark 9 depth charges;

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time.^[4]

Design[]

The ship's armament consists of:^[1]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^ "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ Tania Branigan and Caroline Davies (26 March 2010). "South Korean naval ship sinks in disputed area after 'explosion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

v t Pohang-class corvettes
Republic of Korea Navy	Pohang Gunsan Gyeongju Mokpo Gimcheon Chungju Jinju Yeosu Jinhae Suncheon Iri Wonju Andong Cheonan (sinking) Seongnam Bucheon Jecheon Daecheon Sokcho Yeongju Namwon Gwangmyeong Sinseong Gongju
Colombian National Navy	Almirante Tomo (ex-Iri)
Egyptian Navy	Shbab Misr (ex-Jinju)
Peru Coast Guard	Ferré (ex-Gyeongju)
Philippine Navy	Conrado Yap (ex-Chungju)
Vietnam People's Navy	HQ-18 (ex-Gimcheon) HQ-20 (ex-Yeosu)

History

South Korea
Name	Sochko (Korean: 속초)
Namesake	Sokcho
Operator	Republic of Korea Navy
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Ulsan, South Korea
Identification	Pennant number PCC-778
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons)
Length	88 m (288 ft 9 in)^[1]
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[3]
Propulsion	CODOG unit^[1]
Speed	Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[1]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)^[1]
Complement	104^[2]
Armament	4 × Harpoon missiles, 2 × OTO Melara(76 mm)/62 compact cannon 2 × Breda 40 mm/70 cannon 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes 12 × Mark 9 depth charges^[1]^[3]