ROKS Jinju

Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy

ROKS Jinju on 19 October 2015

History
South Korea
Name|

* Jinju
* (진주)

Namesake| Jinju
Builder| Hyundai, Ulsan
Launched| 12 February 1986
Commissioned| 1 November 1986
Decommissioned| 31 December 2016
Identification| Pennant number: PCC-763
Fate| Gifted to Egyptian Navy in 2017
Egypt
Name|

* Shabab Misr
* (شباب مصر)

Namesake|

* Shabab Misr
* (Youth of Egypt)

Acquired| 26 October 2017
Commissioned| 26 October 2017
Homeport| Alexandria
Identification| Pennant number: 1000
Status| Active
General characteristics
Class and type| Pohang-class corvette
Displacement| 1,220 tons
Length| 289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam| 10 m (33 ft)
Draft| 2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power| 2 × 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)

Speed| 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range| 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance| 20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried| 2 × RHIB
Crew| 118
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 Jinju (PCC-763) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and gifted to Egyptian Navy, renamed ENS Shabab Misr (1000).

## 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 are 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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Jinju was launched on 12 February 1986 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Commissioned on 1 November 1986 and decommissioned on 31 December 2016.

On 26 October 2017, the ship arrived at Alexandria Naval Base after being gifted by the Republic of Korea Navy. She was renamed ENS Shabab Misr and reclassified as 1000.[2][3]

## Gallery

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* ROKS Jinju during an exercise on 24 June 2013.

* ROKS Jinju underway on 19 October 2015.

* ENS Shabab Misr arrives at Kochi on 9 October 2017.

* Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.

* Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.

* ENS Shabab Misr leaving at Kochi on 11 October 2017.

## References

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1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
2. ^ "بالصور..صبحى يعود الى ارض الوطن بعد زيارته لكوريا الجنوبية | أخبار مصر". أخبار مصر (in Arabic). 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
3. ^ "Egyptian Navy receives Pohang-class corvette as gift from South Korea". Naval Today. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

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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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