Pohang-class corvette
1989
1,220 ts (maximum)
88.3 m
10.0 m
2.9 m
95 (including 10 officers )
CODOG:
Maximum: 32 kn (59 km / h) Cruising speed: 15 kn (28 km / h)
4,000 nautical miles ( 7400 km ) at 15 kn
PCC - 756 to PCC -759
PCC PCC 761 to 785
- 2 × 76/62 Compact
- 2 × 2 40 - mm Bofors guns
- 6 × Mark 46 lightweight torpedoes
- 12 × Mark 9 depth charges
- 4 x MEL Protean chaff launchers or
- 2 x Loral Hycor Mk 36 SRBOC
The Pohang class ( 포항급, Pohang GEUP, Hanja浦项 级), also referred to as HDC 1200 KCX, is a class of twenty-four corvettes for the South Korean Navy.
History
The Pohang - class was built between 1984 and 1993 four different shipyards in South Korea. The type of the ship ROKS Pohang (PCC -756 ) was placed in December 1984 commissioned and handed over the last ship of the class, ROKS Kongju (PCC -758 ), was established in July 1993, the South Korean Navy.
The purpose of the class is in the coastal defense against submarines, aircraft and ships. Therefore, the identification stirred as PCC which stands for Patrol Combat Corvette.
After the loss of ROKS Cheonan (PCC -772 ) and the decommissioning of two ships are currently 21 units on active duty. The Pohang class should, as well as the Ulsan - class frigates will be replaced by the Incheon class.