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Corvette ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779)

Corvette ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Pohang-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Namesake:
City in the North Gyeongsang Province
Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned
Fate:
Used by the Naval Battle Training Group Eight as reserve & training ship

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
  • AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
  • SPS-300K
  • Radamec 2400 Fire Control System
  • WSA-423 Combat System
  • Marconi S1810 search radar
  • Marconi ST1802 tracking radar
  • Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
  • 4 * Mel Protean Chaff Launchers
  • SLQ-260KA2
  • SLQ-261K TACM
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 * SSM-700K Haeseong
  • 2 * Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks
  • 6 * M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns

ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779) is 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.

Yeongju was launched on 27 July 1988 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 20 April 1990.

Two sailors belonging to the ship rescued a civilian who fell into a sinkhole on the sidewalk in Poseung-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, near the ship, while out on the evening of August 5. Safety measures contributed to preventing further accidents.

Yeongju was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.

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