ROKS Wonju

ROKS Wonju (PCC-769) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Wonju
ROKS Wonju alongside ROKS Yang Man-chun during RIMPAC 2002
History
South Korea
Name:
  • Wonju
  • (원주)
Namesake: Wonju
Builder: DSME, Geoje
Launched: 23 October 1987
Commissioned: 1989
Identification: Pennant number: PCC-769
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

Wonju was launched on 23 October 1987 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned in 1989.

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