ROKS Mokpo

Pohang-class corvette
History
South Korea
Name
  • Mokpo
  • (순천)
NamesakeMokpo
BuilderDSME, Geoje
Launched12 October 1984
Commissioned17 May 1985
Decommissioned30 December 2014
IdentificationPennant number: PCC-759
FateScrapped in 2018
General characteristics
Class and typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIB
Crew118
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

ROKS Mokpo (PCC-759) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Development and design

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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

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Mokpo was launched on 12 October 1984 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned on 17 May 1985 and decommissioned on 30 December 2014.[2]

References

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  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