ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767)

ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. It was decommissioned and transferred to the Peruvian Navy as BAP Guise (CC-28).

For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Suncheon and BAP Guise.
BAP Guise at Callao Port on 5 January 2022
History
South Korea
Name
  • Suncheon
  • (순천)
NamesakeSuncheon
BuilderHanjin, Busan
Launched3 April 1987
Commissioned30 September 1988
Decommissioned24 December 2019
IdentificationPennant number: PCC-767
FateTransferred to the Peruvian Navy
Peru
NameGuise
NamesakeMartin George Guisse
OperatorPeruvian Navy
Acquired2021
CommissionedJanuary 2022
HomeportCallao
IdentificationPennant number: CC-28
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
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

Suncheon was launched on 8 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 24 December 2019.[2]

The ship was transferred to Peru in 2021 and was commissioned in January 2022 as the BAP Guise.[3]

On 17 July 2022, two sailors were critically injured after a fire broke out in the engine room of the Guise while the ship was participating in the 2022 RIMPAC exercise. The fire was extinguished and the injured sailors were transferred to Honolulu for medical treatment.[4]

References
  1. "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. 해군 마산함,경북함,순천함 전역식 영상 입니다, retrieved 2021-02-01
  3. "B.A.P. Guise arribó al Callao y se suma a las unidades de superficie de la Marina de Guerra". El Peruano. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. Eckstein, Megan (17 July 2022). "Two sailors injured after engine room fire starts on Peruvian ship during Pacific exercise". Defense News.
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