ROKS Jinhae

	ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012
History
South Korea
Name	Jinhae; (진해);
Namesake	Jinhae
Builder	Hanjin, Busan
Launched	18 March 1987
Commissioned	30 September 1988
Decommissioned	27 December 2017
Homeport	Busan
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-766
Status	Decommissioned
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; Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)5B surface search radar; Signaal (Thales Nederland) WM-28 Fire Control System; Signaal (Thales Nederland) LIOD optronic director; Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
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 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks; 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns;

ROKS Jinhae (PCC-766) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Development and design[edit]

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[edit]

Jinhae was launched on 18 March 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
ROKS Jinhae on 27 May 2010.
ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.
ROKS Jinhae on 2 October 2012.

References[edit]

^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
^ admin (2017-12-29). "ROKS Chungnam, ROKS Yeosu and ROKS Jinhae decommissioned on Dec 27". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[1] "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

[2] (2017-12-29). "ROKS Chungnam, ROKS Yeosu and ROKS Jinhae decommissioned on Dec 27". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

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v t e Pohang-class corvettes
Republic of Korea Navy	Pohang Gunsan Gyeongju Mokpo Gimcheon Chungju Jinju Yeosu Jinhae Suncheon Iri / Iksan Wonju Andong Cheonan (sinking) Seongnam Bucheon Jecheon Daecheon Sokcho Yeongju Namwon Gwangmyeong Sinseong Gongju
Colombian National Navy	Almirante Tomo (ex-Iri / Iksan)
Egyptian Navy	Shbab Misr (ex-Jinju)
Peru Coast Guard	Ferré (ex-Gyeongju) Guise (ex-Suncheon)
Philippine Navy	Conrado Yap (ex-Chungju)
Vietnam People's Navy	HQ-18 (ex-Gimcheon) HQ-20 (ex-Yeosu)