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File:2013. 3. 2013 해상전투단 연합훈련 Republic of Korea Navy Maritime battle group Combined Exercises ('13 Key Resolve Exercise) (8655798885).jpg ROKS Daecheon alongside USS John S. McCain on 21 March 2013 | |
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| Namesake: | Daecheon |
| Builder: | Hanjin, Busan |
| Launched: | 22 January 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 7 January 1990 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: PCC-777 |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class & 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 |
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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 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
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ROKS Daecheon (PCC-777) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Development and design[]
Main article: Pohang-class corvette
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[]
Daecheon was launched on 22 January 1988 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 January 1990.
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