ROKS Wonju
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| File:ROKS Yang Manchoon (DDH 973) and Wonju (FS 769) mooring at Pearl Harbor RIMPAC 2002 US Navy DN-SD-05-02443.jpg ROKS Wonju alongside ROKS Yang Man-chun during RIMPAC 2002
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Wonju |
| Builder | DSME, Geoje |
| Launched | 23 October 1987 |
| Commissioned | 1989 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PCC-769 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Armament |
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ROKS Wonju (PCC-769) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Development and design
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
Wonju was launched on 23 October 1987 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned in 1989.
References
- ↑ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
