ROKS Yeosu

ROKS Yeosu (PCC-765) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy and later transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as HQ-20.

ROKS Yeosu
ROKS Yeosu on 10 November 2015
History
South Korea
Name:
  • Yeosu
  • (여수)
Namesake: Yeosu
Builder: DSME, Geoje
Launched: 14 June 1986
Commissioned: 1 December 1986
Decommissioned: 27 December 2017
Identification: Pennant number: PCC-765
Fate: Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy
Vietnam
Name: HQ-20
Acquired: 17 October 2018
Commissioned: 17 October 2018
Identification: Pennant number: HQ-20
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Pohang-class corvette
Displacement: 1,220 tons
Length: 289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam: 10 m (33 ft)
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

Yeosu was launched on 14 June 1986 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned on 1 December 1986 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017. She was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy. She arrived on 17 October 2017 with a new name HQ-20.[2]

During the South Korean International Fleet Review 2018 on 11 October 2018, HQ-20 sailed to South Korea with 13 other foreign country vessels.[3]

References
  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. "Vietnam receives second ROKN corvette - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. "ROK Defense: Photos from South Korea International Fleet Review 2018". ROK Defense. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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