ROKS Jecheon (PCC-776)

ROKS Jecheon (PCC-776) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Jecheon on 15 January 2016
History
South Korea
Name
  • Jecheon
  • (제천)
NamesakeJecheon
BuilderHanjin
Launched8 December 1987
Commissioned3 May 1989
Identification
StatusActive
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
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

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.[1]

Construction and career

Jecheon was launched on 8 December 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 3 May 1989.

While being moored in her namesake city, Jecheon on 18 August 2018, Deputy Mayor Geum Han-ju and 35 other people, including members of the Integrated Defense Council, members of security and local organizations, and citizens from all walks of life, visited the ship.[2]

  • ROKS Jecheon on 15 January 2016
    ROKS Jecheon on 15 January 2016

References
  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. "제천시통합방위협의회 안보체험단, 제천함 장병 위문". tjnews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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