For other ships of the same name, see ROKS Suncheon.
| ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767) | |
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BAP Guise (CC-28).jpg Pohang-class corvette | |
| Career (South Korea) |  |
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| Namesake: | Suncheon |
| Builder: | Hanjin, Busan |
| Launched: | 3 April 1987 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1988 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 December 2019 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: PCC-767 |
| Status: | Decommissioned |
| Career (Peru) |  |
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| Namesake: | Martin George Guisse |
| Operator: | Peruvian Navy |
| Commissioned: | 2021 |
| Homeport: | Callao |
| Identification: | Pennant number: CC-28 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
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ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. It was decommissioned and transferred to the Peruvian Navy as BAP Guise (CC-28)
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[]
Suncheon was launched on 8 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 24 December 2019.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pohang.htm.
- ↑ "해군 마산함,경북함,순천함 전역식 영상 입니다" (in en). https://www.facebook.com/MinsideKIM/videos/%ED%95%B4%EA%B5%B0-%EB%A7%88%EC%82%B0%ED%95%A8%EA%B2%BD%EB%B6%81%ED%95%A8%EC%88%9C%EC%B2%9C%ED%95%A8-%EC%A0%84%EC%97%AD%EC%8B%9D-%EC%98%81%EC%83%81-%EC%9E%85%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4/1389095337918767/.
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