ROKS Daecheon

	ROKS Daecheon alongside USS John S. McCain on 21 March 2013
History
South Korea
Name	Daecheon; (대천);
Namesake	Daecheon
Builder	Hanjin, Busan
Launched	22 January 1988
Commissioned	7 January 1990
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-777
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & 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 &; 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 40 mm 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 Daecheon (PCC-777) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

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Launched22 January 1988

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ROKS Daecheon alongside USS John S. McCain on 21 March 2013




South Korea
Name	Daecheon (대천)
Namesake	Daecheon
Builder	Hanjin, Busan
Launched	22 January 1988
Commissioned	7 January 1990
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-777
Status	Active


General characteristics
Class & 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 & 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 40 mm L/70 twin naval guns 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes 2 × Mk 9 Depth charge racks 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns