ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)
ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)
Name:	Gunsan
Namesake:	Gunsan
Operator:	Republic of Korea Navy
Builder:	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; Ulsan, South Korea
Decommissioned:	29 September 2011
Identification:	Pennant number PCC-757
Fate:	transferred to Colombian Navy
General characteristics
Class & 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:	Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h); Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h)
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)
Crew:	104
Armament:	4 × Harpoon missiles, ; 2 × OTO Melara(76mm)/62 compact cannons; 2 × Breda 40mm/70 cannons, ; 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes, ; 12 × Mark 9 depth charges

ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship is named after the South Korean city of Gunsan.

History[]

Korean Navy Service[]

On 1984, ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) was commissioned into the Korean Navy.

On 29 September 2011, ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) was decommissioned by the Korean Navy.^[4] Ship is in predicate to be transferred as a gift to Armada de Colombia.^[4]

Colombian Navy Service[]

Is still unknown date of commissioning the ship into Armada de Colombia. She will be renamed ARC Nariño.

Design[]

Armament[]

The ship's armament consists of:^[1]^[2]

Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
Two Otobreda 76 mm/62 compact guns (OTO Melara)
Two Bofors 40 mm/70 guns
Six 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes
Twelve Mark 9 depth charges

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. http://www.navy.mil.kr/english/pds/weapon/pcc.jsp. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pohang-specs.htm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
↑ "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8589507.stm. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2344:colombia-navy-granted-ex-s-korean-missile-corvette&catid=3:asia&Itemid=56 Colombia; Navy granted ex-S. Korean missile Corvette access Nov 8, 2012

External links[]

Korean Navy page on Pohang-class corvettes

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[Korean_Navy-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. http://www.navy.mil.kr/english/pds/weapon/pcc.jsp. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

[globalsecurity-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pohang-specs.htm. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[BBC8589507-3] "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8589507.stm. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[DMILT-4] 4.0 ^4.1 http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2344:colombia-navy-granted-ex-s-korean-missile-corvette&catid=3:asia&Itemid=56 Colombia; Navy granted ex-S. Korean missile Corvette access Nov 8, 2012

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ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

Career
Name:	Gunsan
Namesake:	Gunsan
Operator:	Republic of Korea Navy
Builder:	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Ulsan, South Korea
Decommissioned:	29 September 2011
Identification:	Pennant number PCC-757
Fate:	transferred to Colombian Navy

General characteristics
Class & type:	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement:	1,200 tonnes
Length:	88 m (288 ft 9 in)^[1]
Draft:	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[2]
Propulsion:	CODOG unit^[1]
Speed:	Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h) Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h)^[1]
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)^[1]
Crew:	104^[3]
Armament:	4 × Harpoon missiles, 2 × OTO Melara(76mm)/62 compact cannons 2 × Breda 40mm/70 cannons, 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes, 12 × Mark 9 depth charges^[1]^[2]