ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

South Korean ship

For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Gunsan.

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]

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

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### Armament

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The ship's armament consists of[1][2] two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact guns and two Otobreda DARDO 40 mm guns. The ship also carries Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles.

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

## Service history

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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.

## References

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

## External links

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* Korean Navy page on Pohang-class corvettes

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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)

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