| 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) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | CODOG unit |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) |
| Crew | 104 |
| Armament |
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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.
Design
Armament
The ship's armament consists of 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. The ship was to be transferred as a gift to the Colombian Navy, however, a Donghae-class corvette was exchanged instead.
References
- ^ "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ Colombia; Navy granted ex-S. Korean missile Corvette access 8 Nov 2012 Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
| Pohang-class corvettes | |
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 Republic of Korea Navy | |
 Colombian National Navy |
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 Egyptian Navy |
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 Peru Coast Guard | |
 Philippine Navy |
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 Vietnam People's Navy | |