ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship is named after the South Korean city of Gunsan.

History
 South Korea
Name: Gunsan
Namesake: Gunsan
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea
Launched: 27 March 1984
Commissioned: 1984
Decommissioned: 29 September 2011
Identification: PCC-757
General characteristics
Class and type: Pohang-class corvette
Displacement: 1,200 tonnes
Length: 88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1]
Draft: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2]
Propulsion: CODOG unit[1]
Speed:
  • Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
  • Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1]
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1]
Crew: 104[3]
Armament:

Design

Armament

The ship's armament consists of[1][2] two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact guns and two Otobreda DARDO 40 mm guns. The ship also carries Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles.

Gunsan was also supplied with six 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes and twelve Mark 9 depth charges.

Service history

In 1984, Gunsan was commissioned into the Korean Navy.

On 29 September 2011, Gunsan was decommissioned by the ROKN.[4] The ship was to be transferred as a gift to the Colombian Navy,[4] however, a Donghae-class corvette was exchanged instead.

References
  1. "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. Colombia; Navy granted ex-S. Korean missile Corvette access Nov 8, 2012 Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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