Pohang class

**Pohang class**
	Sinseong (PCC 783) ( 신성함 , Sinseong-ham )
Ship data
country	South Korea Peru Philippines Vietnam; ; ;
Ship type	corvette
Launch of the type ship	June 30, 1984
Units built	24
period of service	Since 1984
Ship dimensions and crew
length	88.3 m ( Lüa )
width	10.0 m
Draft	Max. 2.9 m
displacement	1,200 t
crew	95
Machine system
machine	CODOG : 1 × General Electric LM-2500; 2 × diesel MTU 12V 956 TB 82;
Machine ; performance	6,260 hp (4,604 kW)
Top ; speed	32 kn (59 km / h)
propeller	2
Armament
	1. Construction lot 1 × 76/62 compact ; 2 × Exocet anti-ship missiles ; 2 × 2 30-mm Emerson Electric guns; 2nd to 4th construction lot 2 × 76/62 Compact; 2 × 2 40mm Bofors guns ; 6 × Mark 46 lightweight torpedoes ; 12 × Mark-9 depth charges ; Countermeasures 4 × MEL Protean chaff launcher or; 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 36 SRBOC ;

The Pohang-class ( 포항급 , Pohang-geup , Hanja 浦項級 ), also known as the HDC 1200 KCX , is a class of twenty-four corvettes of the Navy of the Republic of Korea (ROKN).

history

The Pohang class was built between 1984 and 1993 at four different shipyards in South Korea. The lead ship the ROKS Pohang (PCC-756) was put into service in December 1984 and the last ship of the class, the ROKS Kongju (PCC-785) , was handed over to the South Korean Navy in July 1993.

The task of the class is to defend the coast against submarines , planes and ships. Hence the identifier as PCC which stands for Patrol Combat Corvette .

After the loss of the ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) and the decommissioning of 11 ships, 12 units are still in active service with the Korean Navy. The Pohang class should, like the Ulsan class , by the frigates of the Incheon-class replacement.

units

Korea South South Korea

Identifier	Surname	Shipyard	Launch	Commissioning	Decommissioning	comment
1. Construction lot
PCC-756	Pohang	Korea Sec, Busan	June 30, 1984	18th December 1984	June 30, 2009	Used for practice purposes
PCC-757	Gunsan	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan		November 30, 1984	September 29, 2011
PCC-758	Gyeongju	Hyundai Heavy Industries , Ulsan		May 1, 1985	December 30, 2014	Delivered to Peru
PCC-759	Mokpo	DSME , Geoje		May 17, 1985	December 30, 2014
2. Construction lot
PCC-761	Gimcheon	Korea Sec, Busan		1987	December 31, 2015	Delivered to Vietnam
PCC-762	Chungju	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan		1987	December 27, 2016	Delivered to the Philippines
PCC-763	Jinju	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan		1988	December 27, 2016	Delivered to Egypt
PCC-765	Yeosu	DSME, Geoje	June 14, 1986	November 30, 1986	December 27, 2017	Delivered to Vietnam
3. Construction lot
PCC-766	Jinhae	Korea Sec, Busan	March 18, 1987	1990	December 27, 2017
PCC-767	Suncheon	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan		1989	December 24, 2019
PCC-768	Iksan (ex- Irish )	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan		1989	December 31, 2018
PCC-769	Wonju	DSME, Geoje		1989		active
PCC-771	Andong	Korea Sec, Busan	April 30, 1987	November 7, 1988		active
PCC-772	Cheonan	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan	January 1989	1989	-	Sunk on March 26, 2010
PCC-773	Beech	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan		1990		active
PCC-775	Seongnam	DSME, Geoje		1990
PCC-776	Jecheon	Korea Sec, Busan		1990
PCC-777	Daecheon	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan		1991
4. Construction lot
PCC-778	Sokcho	Korea Sec, Busan		1991		active
PCC-779	Yeongju	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan		1991
PCC-781	Namwon	DSME, Geoje		1991
PCC-782	Gwangmyeong	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan		1991
PCC-783	Sinseong	Korea Sec, Busan		1992
PCC-785	Gongju	Korea Tacoma Marine Ind. Ltd., Masan	September 21, 1992	July 31, 1993

Egypt Egypt

The Shabab Misr in 2017

Identifier	Surname	Commissioning	Decommissioning	Remarks
1000	ENS Shbab Misr	2017		active

Peru Peru

The Ferré in 2016

Identifier	Surname	Commissioning	Decommissioning	Remarks
PM-211	BAP Ferré	2016		active

Philippines Philippines

Identifier	Surname	Commissioning	Decommissioning	Remarks
PS39	BRP Conrado Yap	5th August 2019		active

Vietnam Vietnam

Identifier	Surname	Commissioning	Decommissioning	Remarks
HQ-18		2016		active
HQ-20		2018		active

literature

Jane's Warship Recognition Guide, Keith Faulkner, HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 1999, ISBN 0-00-4722116

Web links

Commons : Pohang class - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Pohang class on GlobalSecurity.org. (engl.)

Individual evidence

↑ Egyptian Navy receives Pohang-class corvette as gift from South Korea. In: navaltoday.com. October 17, 2017, accessed on January 19, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Ridzwan Rahmat: South Korea decommissions frigate, corvettes. Jane's Information Group , January 1, 2018, accessed January 2, 2018 .
^ Republic of Korea Navy decommissions two frigates, one corvette. In: navaltoday.com. January 9, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 .
↑ PHL Navy receives, commissions newest warship from South Korea. In: gmanetwork.com. August 6, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2020 .

[1] Egyptian Navy receives Pohang-class corvette as gift from South Korea. In: navaltoday.com. October 17, 2017, accessed on January 19, 2020 .

[South_Korea-2] Ridzwan Rahmat: South Korea decommissions frigate, corvettes. Jane's Information Group , January 1, 2018, accessed January 2, 2018 .

[3] Republic of Korea Navy decommissions two frigates, one corvette. In: navaltoday.com. January 9, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 .

[4] PHL Navy receives, commissions newest warship from South Korea. In: gmanetwork.com. August 6, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2020 .