ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

History
South Korea
Name	Gunsan
Namesake	Gunsan
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea
Launched	27 March 1984
Commissioned	1984
Decommissioned	29 September 2011
Identification	PCC-757
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 tonnes
Length	88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODOG unit
Speed	Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Crew	104
Armament	4 × Harpoon missiles,; 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact cannons; 2 × Otobreda DARDO 40 mm/70 cannons,; 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes,; 12 × Mark 9 depth charges;

ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship is named after the South Korean city of Gunsan.

Design

Gunsan was also supplied with six 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes and twelve Mark 9 depth charges.

In 1984, Gunsan was commissioned into the Korean Navy.

On 29 September 2011, Gunsan was decommissioned by the ROKN.^[4] The ship was to be transferred as a gift to the Colombian Navy,^[4] however, a Donghae-class corvette was exchanged instead.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b Colombia; Navy granted ex-S. Korean missile Corvette access 8 Nov 2012 Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Pohang-class corvettes
Republic of Korea Navy	Pohang Gunsan Gyeongju Mokpo Gimcheon Chungju Jinju Yeosu Jinhae Suncheon Iri / Iksan Wonju Andong Cheonan (sinking) Seongnam Bucheon Jecheon Daecheon Sokcho Yeongju Namwon Gwangmyeong Sinseong Gongju
Colombian National Navy	Almirante Tomo (ex-Iri / Iksan)
Egyptian Navy	Shbab Misr (ex-Jinju)
Peru Coast Guard	Ferré (ex-Gyeongju) Guise (ex-Suncheon)
Philippine Navy	Conrado Yap (ex-Chungju)
Vietnam People's Navy	HQ-18 (ex-Gimcheon) HQ-20 (ex-Yeosu)

History

South Korea
Name	Gunsan
Namesake	Gunsan
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea
Launched	27 March 1984
Commissioned	1984
Decommissioned	29 September 2011
Identification	PCC-757
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 tonnes
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 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)^[1]
Crew	104^[3]
Armament	4 × Harpoon missiles, 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact cannons 2 × Otobreda DARDO 40 mm/70 cannons, 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes, 12 × Mark 9 depth charges^[1]^[2]