Pohang-class corvette
ROKS Sinseong on 29 March 2007
History
South Korea
Name
Namesake Gwangmyeong
Builder Hanjin
Launched 8 October 1991
Commissioned 28 March 1992
Identification Pennant number : PCC-783
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
X-band & S-band navigational radars
AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
SPS-300K
Radamec 2400 Fire Control System
WSA-423 Combat System
Marconi S1810 search radar
Marconi ST1802 tracking radar
Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys
4 × Mel Protean Chaff Launchers
SLQ-260KA2
SLQ-261K TACM
Armament
ROKS Sinseong (PCC-783) is a Pohang -class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy .[ 1]
Development and design
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.[ 2]
Construction and career
Sinseong was launched on 8 October 1991 by Hanjin Heavy Industries . The vessel was commissioned on 28 March 1992.
She participated in Foal Eagle 2007 .
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