Pohang-class corvette

	ROKS Sokcho and Bucheon underway in 2007
Class overview
Name	Pohang class
Builders	Korea Shipbuilding Corporation; Korea Tacoma Shipyard; Hyundai Heavy Industries; Daewoo Shipbuilding; Hanjin Heavy Industries;
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy; Colombian National Navy; Egyptian Navy; Peruvian Navy; Philippine Navy; Vietnam People's Navy;
Preceded by	Donghae class
Succeeded by	Incheon class
In commission	17 December 1984 – present
Completed	24
Active	10 (+5); 3 Republic of Korea Navy; 1 Colombian National Navy; 1 Egyptian Navy; 2 Peruvian Navy; 1 Philippine Navy (+1); 2 Vietnam People's Navy (+1); 0 Indonesian Navy (+3);
Retired	14 (-5)
Preserved	3
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	950 t (empty); 1,220 t (full);
Length	88.3 m (289 ft 8 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	CODOG; 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine; 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine;
Speed	Maximum: 32 knots (59 km/h); Cruising: 15 knots (28 km/h);
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Crew	95 (10 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Combat management system:; Signaal SEWACO ZK (Batch II - III); Samsung/Ferranti WSA-423 (Batch IV - VI); Fire control system & radar:; Signaal WM28 (Batch II - III); WSA-423 includes FCS (Batch IV - VI); Fire control radar:; Samsung/Marconi S1810 (Batch IV - VI); Samsung/Marconi ST1802 (Batch V - VI); Surface search radar:; Raytheon AN/SPS-64 (Batch II - VI); STX SPS-300K (Batch IV - VI, after 2014); Optronic director:; Signaal LIOD (Batch II - III); Samsung/Radamec 2400 (Batch IV - VI); Sonar:; EDO 786 (Batch II); Raytheon AN/SQS-58 (Batch III - VI);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Mk 36 SRBOC; GoldStar ULQ-12K ESM; SLQ-261K TACM (Batch IV - VI, after 2012); Victek SLQ-201K ESM (Batch IV - VI, after 2019);
Armament	Primary gun:; 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch II); 2 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch III - VI); Secondary gun:; 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch II); 2 x Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch III - VI); Anti-ship:; 2 x MM38 Exocet SSM (Batch II); 2 x 2 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Batch IV, after 1999); 2 x 2 SSM-700K C-Star SSM (Batch V - VI, after 2007); Anti-submarine:; 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with; Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or; K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006); 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge; Anti-air:; Mistral MANPADS (after 2000); Other armaments:; 2 x K6 HMG; 2 x M60 Machine guns;

The Pohang-class PCC (Patrol Combat Corvette) (Korean: 포항급 초계함, Hanja: 浦項級哨戒艦) is the low-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under the 1st Yulgok Project (1974-1986) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. It was originally planned as a Batch II production of Donghae-class corvette, but many changes on overall design, notably applying the hull design of Ulsan-class frigate, reclassified the ship to its own class. The ship is designed for patrolling maritime border, including the Northern Limit Line, protecting the littoral zone, and combating the North Korean vessels.^[6]

Since 1984, a total of 24 Pohang-class corvettes commissioned in the Republic of Korea Navy. The decommission of the class started in 2009, and is being replaced with series of FFX program. As of January 2023, 5 remain in service in the ROKN, and 7 were transferred to other navies.

^ "Indonesia boosts naval capabilities with South Korean ships". Indo-Pacific Defense Forum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
^ ^a ^b John E. Pike (January 9, 2010). "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette): Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "포항급 초계함". 디펜스투데이 (in Korean). February 28, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference SPS-300K was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ [첨단국가의 초석, 방위산업] 동해급과 포항급 초계함(1부), retrieved December 2, 2021

[1] "Indonesia boosts naval capabilities with South Korean ships". Indo-Pacific Defense Forum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[Korean_Navy-2] "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[Global_Security-3] John E. Pike (January 9, 2010). "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette): Specifications". GlobalSecurity.org. Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved May 25, 2010.

[DT_PCC-4] "포항급 초계함". 디펜스투데이 (in Korean). February 28, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[SPS-300K-5] Cite error: The named reference SPS-300K was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PCC_interview_1-6] [첨단국가의 초석, 방위산업] 동해급과 포항급 초계함(1부), retrieved December 2, 2021

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Class overview
ROKS Sokcho and Bucheon underway in 2007
Name	Pohang class
Builders	Korea Shipbuilding Corporation Korea Tacoma Shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding Hanjin Heavy Industries
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy Colombian National Navy Egyptian Navy Peruvian Navy Philippine Navy Vietnam People's Navy
Preceded by	Donghae class
Succeeded by	Incheon class
In commission	17 December 1984 – present
Completed	24
Active	10 (+5) 3 Republic of Korea Navy 1 Colombian National Navy 1 Egyptian Navy 2 Peruvian Navy 1 Philippine Navy (+1) 2 Vietnam People's Navy (+1) 0 Indonesian Navy (+3)^[1]
Retired	14 (-5)
Preserved	3
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	950 t (empty) 1,220 t (full)
Length	88.3 m (289 ft 8 in)^[3]
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[2]
Draft	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[3]
Propulsion	CODOG 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine^[2]
Speed	Maximum: 32 knots (59 km/h) Cruising: 15 knots (28 km/h)^[2]
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)^[2]
Crew	95 (10 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	Combat management system: Signaal SEWACO ZK (Batch II - III) Samsung/Ferranti WSA-423 (Batch IV - VI) Fire control system & radar: Signaal WM28 (Batch II - III) WSA-423 includes FCS (Batch IV - VI) Fire control radar: Samsung/Marconi S1810 (Batch IV - VI)^[4] Samsung/Marconi ST1802 (Batch V - VI) Surface search radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-64 (Batch II - VI)^[4] STX SPS-300K (Batch IV - VI, after 2014)^[5] Optronic director: Signaal LIOD (Batch II - III) Samsung/Radamec 2400 (Batch IV - VI) Sonar: EDO 786 (Batch II)^[4] Raytheon AN/SQS-58 (Batch III - VI)^[4]
Electronic warfare & decoys	Mk 36 SRBOC GoldStar ULQ-12K ESM SLQ-261K TACM (Batch IV - VI, after 2012)^[4] Victek SLQ-201K ESM (Batch IV - VI, after 2019)
Armament	Primary gun: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch II) 2 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch III - VI) Secondary gun: 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch II) 2 x Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch III - VI) Anti-ship: 2 x MM38 Exocet SSM (Batch II) 2 x 2 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Batch IV, after 1999) 2 x 2 SSM-700K C-Star SSM (Batch V - VI, after 2007) Anti-submarine: 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006) 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge Anti-air: Mistral MANPADS (after 2000) Other armaments: 2 x K6 HMG 2 x M60 Machine guns