Pohang-class corvette

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.

Pohang-class corvette
Class overview
Name: Pohang class
Operators:

 Republic of Korea Navy

 Peru Coast Guard

 Colombia

 Vietnam People's Navy

 Egyptian Navy

 Philippine Navy
Preceded by: Donghae class
Succeeded by: Incheon class
In commission: 17 December 1984 - present
Completed: 24
Active: 12 (ROKN)
Lost: 1
Retired: 11 (ROKN)
Preserved: 1
General characteristics
Type: Corvette
Displacement:

950 t (empty)

1,220 t (full)
Length: 88.3 m (289 ft 8 in)[1]
Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[2]
Draft: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[1]
Propulsion:
  • CODOG configuration
  • 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engines
  • 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engines[2]
Speed:
  • Maximum: 32 knots (59 km/h)
  • Cruising: 15 knots (28 km/h)[2]
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[2]
Crew: 95 (10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Surface search radar:
  • AN/SPS-64 (Flight II - IV)
  • AN/SPS-55 (Flight V)
  • SPS-300K (Flight V - VI)
  • Fire control system:
  • Signaal LIOD (Flight II - III)
  • Radamec 2400 (Flight IV - VI)
  • Combat system:
  • SEWACO ZK (Flight II - III)
  • WSA-423 (Flight IV - VI)
  • Search radar:
  • Marconi S1810 (Flight IV - VI)
  • Tracking radar:
  • Marconi ST1802 (Flight IV - VI)
  • Sonar:
  • AN/SQS-58
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • 4 x Mel Protean Chaff Launchers
  • SLQ-260KA2 (Flight III - VI)
  • SLQ-261K TACM (Flight III - VI)
Armament:

History

Sinking of ROKS Cheonan
Main article: ROKS Cheonan sinking

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
See also: Donghae-class corvette
Name Number Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Status
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 Dismantled in 2017
Gyeongju PCC-758 Hyundai Heavy Industries 8 June 1984 1 May 1985 30 December 2014 Transferred to Peruvian Coast Guard as BAP Ferré[4]
Mokpo PCC-759 Daewoo S&M Engineering 12 October 1984 17 May 1985 30 December 2014 Dismantled 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 27 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 Gifted to 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 Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise.[8]
Suncheon PCC-767 Korea Tacoma Shipyard
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 3 April 1987 30 September 1988 24 December 2019 Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise.
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 Aimirante Tono[9]
Wonju PCC-769 Daewoo S&M Engineering 1989 Active
Andong PCC-771 Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 30 April 1987 7 November 1988 31 December 2020 Decommissioned
Cheonan PCC-772 Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 1989 1989 26 March 2010 Sunk, allegedly by torpedo attack from DPRK; now a memorial ship.
Bucheon PCC-773 Hyundai Heavy Industries 1990 Active
Seongnam PCC-775 Daewoo S&M Engineering 1990 Active
Jecheon PCC-776 Korea Tacoma Shipyard
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 1990 Active
Daecheon PCC-777 Hyundai Heavy Industries 1991 Active
Flight V
Sokcho PCC-778 Hyundai Heavy Industries 1991 Active
Yeongju PCC-779 Hyundai Heavy Industries 1991 Active
Namwon PCC-781 Daewoo S&M Engineering 1991 Active
Gwangmyeong PCC-782 Korea Tacoma Shipyard
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 1991 Active
Flight VI
Sinseong PCC-783 Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 1992 Active
Gongju PCC-785 Korea Tacoma Shipyard
(now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		 21 September 1992 31 July 1993 Active

References
  1. John E. Pike (January 9, 2010). "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette): Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  2. "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  3. "軍 "사고시각 26일 21시22분" 재확인". April 7, 2010.
  4. 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)
  5. "MaxDefense Philippines". www.facebook.com.
  6. "بالصور..صبحى يعود الى ارض الوطن بعد زيارته لكوريا الجنوبية | أخبار مصر". أخبار مصر (in Arabic). September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. Ibidem.
  9. "Colombia recibe oficialmente su nueva corbeta la ARC Almirante Tono" (in Spanish). InfoDefensa. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.


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