ROKS Jinhae

ROKS Jinhae (PCC-766) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Jinhae
ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012
History
South Korea
Name:
  • Jinhae
  • (진해)
Namesake: Jinhae
Builder: Hanjin, Busan
Launched: 18 March 1987
Commissioned: 30 September 1988
Decommissioned: 27 December 2017
Homeport: Busan
Identification: Pennant number: PCC-766
Status: Decommissioned
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

Jinhae was launched on 18 March 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017.[2]

  • ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
  • ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
  • ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
  • ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
  • ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
  • ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.

References
  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. admin (2017-12-29). "ROKS Chungnam, ROKS Yeosu and ROKS Jinhae decommissioned on Dec 27". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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