ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)

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]

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)[2]
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[3]
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][2]

Design

Armament

The ship's armament consists of:[1][2]

• Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
• Two Otobreda 76 mm/62 compact guns (OTO Melara)
• Two Breda 40 mm/70 guns
• Six 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes
• Twelve Mark 9 depth charges

References

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

External links

• Korean Navy page on Pohang-class corvettes