ROKS Pohang (PCC-756)

36.0411943°N 129.3722864°E / 36.0411943; 129.3722864

For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Pohang.

Pohang-class corvette
History
South Korea
Name	Pohang (포항)
Namesake	Pohang
Builder	Hanjin, Busan
Launched	7 February 1984
Commissioned	18 December 1984
Decommissioned	30 June 2009
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-756
Fate	Museum ship in Pohang
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	Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement: 2 × MTU 12V956 TB82 diesel engines producing combined total of 6,260 shp (4,670 kW) 1 × General Electric LM2500 PB gas turbines generating 27,820 shp (20,700 kW)
Speed	32 knots (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	X-band & S-band navigational radars Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)5B surface search radar Signaal (Thales Nederland) WM-28 Fire Control System Signaal (Thales Nederland) LIOD optronic director Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament	2 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 caliber Compact naval guns 2 × Otobreda 40mm L/70 twin naval guns 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes 2 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns

ROKS Pohang (PCC-756) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and now serves as a museum ship in Pohang, South Korea.

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 were 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

Pohang was launched on 7 February 1984 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 18 December 1984 and decommissioned on 30 June 2009.[2] She now serves as a museum ship in Pohang and in 2010, the ROKS Cheonan memorial aboard her was opened.[3]

References

1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
2. "해군 영해수호 초계함 동해함.포항함 퇴역". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
3. Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-10-04). "Colombian Navy's Pohang-class Corvette Begins Journey to Colombia". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-01-31.