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Corvette ROKS Gongju (PCC-785)

Corvette ROKS Gongju (PCC-785) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Pohang-class corvette
Type:
Corvette

Basic information

Namesake:
City in South Chungcheong Province
Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hanjin Heavy IndustriesHanjin Heavy Industries
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

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 Gongju (PCC-785) 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.

Gongju was launched on 21 September 1992 by Hanjin Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 31 July 1993.

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