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Corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771)

Corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Pohang-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Namesake:
The capital of North Gyeongsang Province
Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hanjin Heavy IndustriesHanjin Heavy Industries
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned
Fate:
To be transferred to Philippine Navy

Ship measurements

Displacement:
1,220 t
Length:
88.3 m
Beam:
10 m
Draft:
2.9 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODOG
Propulsion:
  • 1 * GE LM2500 gas turbine engine
  • 2 * MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine
Speed:
32 knots
Range:
4,000 nautical miles

Personnel

Complement:
118

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * RHIB
Electronics:
  • 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
  • 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 Andong (PCC-771) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

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.

Andong was launched on 30 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 November 1988 and decommissioned on 31 December 2020.

Philippine Navy representatives examined the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) at the Jinhae naval base in South Korea in November 2021. It was found to be in “good operating condition.”

If the transfer pushes through, the vessel will be the Philippines’ second donated ship by South Korea, which six years ago handed over a second-hand Pohang-class corvette ROKS Chungju (PCC-762), now called BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39).

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