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    ROKS Pohang (PCC-756)

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    36°02′28″N 129°22′20″E / 36.0411943°N 129.3722864°E / 36.0411943; 129.3722864

    For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Pohang.
    Pohang-class corvette
    History
    South Korea
    Name
    • Pohang
    • (포항)
    NamesakePohang
    BuilderHanjin, Busan
    Launched7 February 1984
    Commissioned18 December 1984
    Decommissioned30 June 2009
    IdentificationPennant number: PCC-756
    FateMuseum ship in Pohang
    General characteristics
    Class and typePohang-class corvette
    Displacement1,220 tons
    Length289.7 ft (88 m)
    Beam33 ft (10 m)
    Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
    Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
    Propulsion
    • Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement:
    • 2 × MTU 12V956 TB82 diesel engines producing combined total of 6,260 shp (4,670 kW)
    • 1 × General Electric LM2500 PB gas turbines generating 27,820 shp (20,700 kW)
    Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
    Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
    Endurance20 days
    Boats & landing
    craft carried    		2 × RHIB
    Crew118
    Sensors and
    processing systems
    • 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
    Electronic warfare
    & decoys    		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 Pohang (PCC-756) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and now serves as a museum ship in Pohang, South Korea.

    Development and design

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    Main article: Pohang-class corvette

    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.[1]

    Construction and career

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    Pohang was launched on 7 February 1984 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 18 December 1984 and decommissioned on 30 June 2009.[2] She now serves as a museum ship in Pohang and in 2010, the ROKS Cheonan memorial aboard her was opened.[3]

    References

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    1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
    2. ^ "해군 영해수호 초계함 동해함.포항함 퇴역". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
    3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-10-04). "Colombian Navy's Pohang-class Corvette Begins Journey to Colombia". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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