 Pohang-class corvette | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Pohang |
| Builder | Hanjin, Busan |
| Launched | 7 February 1984 |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 2009 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PCC-756 |
| Fate | Museum shipinPohang |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pohang-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,220 tons |
| Length | 289.7 ft (88 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 2.9 ft (0.88 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Crew | 118 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
| Armament |
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ROKS Pohang (PCC-756) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and now serves as a museum shipinPohang, South Korea.
The Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning were sold or given to other countries. There are five different types of designs in the class from Flight II to Flight VI.[1]
Pohang was launched on 7 February 1984 by Hanjin Heavy IndustriesinBusan. The vessel was commissioned on 18 December 1984 and decommissioned on 30 June 2009.[2] She now serves as a museum shipinPohang and in 2010, the ROKS Cheonan memorial aboard her was opened.[3]