ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779)

ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

History
South Korea
Name
  • Yeongju
  • (영주)
NamesakeYeongju
BuilderHyundai
Launched27 July 1988
Commissioned20 April 1990
Decommissioned30 December 2022
Identification
StatusRetired
General characteristics
Class and typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIB
Crew118
Sensors and
processing systems
  • X-band & S-band navigational radars
  • AN/SPS-55 surface search radar
  • SPS-300K
  • Radamec 2400 Fire Control System
  • WSA-423 Combat System
  • Marconi S1810 search radar
  • Marconi ST1802 tracking radar
  • Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 4 × Mel Protean Chaff Launchers
  • SLQ-260KA2
  • SLQ-261K TACM
Armament

Development and design

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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

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Yeongju was launched on 27 July 1988 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 20 April 1990.

Two sailors belonging to the ship rescued a civilian who fell into a sinkhole on the sidewalk in Poseung-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, near the ship, while out on the evening of August 5. Safety measures contributed to preventing further accidents.[2]

Yeongju was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ "해군 제2함대사령부 영주함(PCC-779) 수병, 부대 인근 싱크홀에 빠진 민간인 구조". 시사매거진 (in Korean). 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. ^ "South Korea decommissions two Ulsan-class frigates, two Pohang-class corvettes, four Chamsuri-class patrol boats". asiapacificdefensejournal.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.