ROKS Sokcho

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]

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 & type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons)
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; 37 mph) Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1]
Complement	104[3]
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[1][2]

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