ROKS Sokcho and Bucheon underway in 2007
History
South Korea
NameSokcho (속초)
NamesakeSokcho
Builder
Launched7 July 1989
Commissioned2 March 1990
Decommissioned30 December 2022
IdentificationHull number: PCC-778
StatusRetired
General characteristics
Class and typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,200 t (1,200 long tons)
Length88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1]
Draft2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[3]
PropulsionCODOG unit[1]
Speed
  • Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
  • Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1]
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1]
Complement104[2]
Armament

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time.[4] Sokcho was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.[5]

Design

Armament

The ship's armament consists of:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. ^ "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ^ Tania Branigan and Caroline Davies (26 March 2010). "South Korean naval ship sinks in disputed area after 'explosion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  5. ^ "South Korea decommissions two Ulsan-class frigates, two Pohang-class corvettes, four Chamsuri-class patrol boats". asiapacificdefensejournal.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

External links

Media related to ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) at Wikimedia Commons

Commissioned ships of the Republic of Korea Navy
Pohang-class corvettes
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