ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)
Pohang-class corvette From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pohang-class corvette From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
![]() ROKS Sokcho and Bucheon underway in 2007 | |
History | |
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Name | Sokcho (속초) |
Namesake | Sokcho |
Builder |
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Launched | 7 July 1989 |
Commissioned | 2 March 1990 |
Decommissioned | 30 December 2022 |
Identification | Hull number: PCC-778 |
Status | Retired |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pohang-class corvette |
Displacement | 1,200 t (1,200 long tons) |
Length | 88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1] |
Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2] |
Propulsion | CODOG unit[1] |
Speed | |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1] |
Complement | 104[3] |
Armament |
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The ship's armament consists of:[1][2]
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