ROKS Daecheon

ROKS Daecheon (PCC-777) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Daecheon
ROKS Daecheon alongside USS John S. McCain on 21 March 2013
History
South Korea
Name:
  • Daecheon
  • (대천)
Namesake: Daecheon
Builder: Hanjin, Busan
Launched: 22 January 1988
Commissioned: 7 January 1990
Identification: Pennant number: PCC-777
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Pohang-class corvette
Displacement: 1,220 tons
Length: 289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam: 33 ft (10 m)
Draft: 2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power: 2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion:
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:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament:

Development and design
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 were 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

Daecheon was launched on 22 January 1988 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 January 1990.

References
  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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