ROKS Gongju

ROKS Gongju (PCC-785) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.^[1]

Gongju (closest to camera) in 2016
History
South Korea
Name	Gongju (공주)
Namesake	Gongju
Builder	Hanjin
Launched	21 September 1992
Commissioned	31 July 1993
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-785
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and 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
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement: 2 × MTU 12V956 TB82 diesel engines producing combined total of 6,260 shp (4,670 kW) 1 × General Electric LM2500 PB gas turbines generating 27,820 shp (20,700 kW)
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	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	2 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 caliber Compact naval guns 2 × Otobreda 40mm L/70 twin naval guns 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes 2 × SSM-700K Haeseong 2 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns

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.^[2]

Construction and career

Gongju was launched on 21 September 1992 by Hanjin Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 31 July 1993.