ROKS Suncheon

ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Suncheon
Pohang-class corvette
History
South Korea
Name:
  • Suncheon
  • (순천)
Namesake: Suncheon
Builder: Hanjin, Busan
Launched: 3 April 1987
Commissioned: 30 September 1988
Decommissioned: 24 December 2019
Identification: Pennant number: PCC-767
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

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

Suncheon was launched on 8 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 24 December 2019.[2]

References

  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. 해군 마산함,경북함,순천함 전역식 영상 입니다, retrieved 2021-02-01
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