ROKS Jinhae
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ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012 | |
History | |
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South Korea | |
Name |
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Namesake | Jinhae |
Builder | Hanjin, Busan |
Launched | 18 March 1987 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1988 |
Decommissioned | 27 December 2017 |
Homeport | Busan |
Identification | Pennant number: PCC-766 |
Status | Decommissioned |
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 |
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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 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
Armament |
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ROKS Jinhae (PCC-766) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Development and design
[edit]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
[edit]Jinhae was launched on 18 March 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017.[2]
Gallery
[edit]- ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
- ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
- ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
- ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
- ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
- ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ admin (2017-12-29). "ROKS Chungnam, ROKS Yeosu and ROKS Jinhae decommissioned on Dec 27". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-02-01.