ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)

	ROKS Sokcho and Bucheon underway in 2007
History
South Korea
Name	Sokcho (속초)
Namesake	Sokcho
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.; Ulsan, South Korea;
Launched	7 July 1989
Commissioned	2 March 1990
Decommissioned	30 December 2022
Identification	Hull number: PCC-778
Status	Retired
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons)
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; 37 mph); Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Complement	104
Armament	4 × Harpoon missiles,; 2 × OTO Melara(76 mm)/62 compact cannon; 2 × Breda 40 mm/70 cannon; 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes; 12 × Mark 9 depth charges;

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time.^[4] Sokcho was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.^[5]

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 Breda 40 mm/70 guns
Six 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes
Twelve Mark 9 depth charges

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ Tania Branigan and Caroline Davies (26 March 2010). "South Korean naval ship sinks in disputed area after 'explosion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
^ "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.

External links

Media related to ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) at Wikimedia Commons

Korean Navy page on Pohang-class corvettes

[Korean_Navy-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Patrol Combat Covtte (PCC)". Republic of Korea Navy. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

[globalsecurity-2] "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". GlobalSecurity.org. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[BBC8589507-3] "South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North". BBC. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[guardian-4] Tania Branigan and Caroline Davies (26 March 2010). "South Korean naval ship sinks in disputed area after 'explosion'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

[5] "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.

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v t e Pohang-class corvettes
Republic of Korea Navy	Pohang Gunsan Gyeongju Mokpo Gimcheon Chungju Jinju Yeosu Jinhae Suncheon Iri / Iksan Wonju Andong Cheonan (sinking) Seongnam Bucheon Jecheon Daecheon Sokcho Yeongju Namwon Gwangmyeong Sinseong Gongju
Colombian National Navy	Almirante Tomo (ex-Iri / Iksan)
Egyptian Navy	Shbab Misr (ex-Jinju)
Peru Coast Guard	Ferré (ex-Gyeongju) Guise (ex-Suncheon)
Philippine Navy	Conrado Yap (ex-Chungju)
Vietnam People's Navy	HQ-18 (ex-Gimcheon) HQ-20 (ex-Yeosu)