ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)
South Korean ship
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ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship is named after the South Korean city of Gunsan.
NameGunsan
NamesakeGunsan
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea
Launched27 March 1984
| History | |
|---|---|
 South Korea | |
| Name | Gunsan |
| Namesake | Gunsan |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan, South Korea |
| Launched | 27 March 1984 |
| Commissioned | 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 29 September 2011 |
| Identification | PCC-757 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pohang-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,200 tonnes |
| Length | 88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Propulsion | CODOG unit[1] |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1] |
| Crew | 104[3] |
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Design
Armament
The ship's armament consists of[1][2] two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact guns and two Otobreda DARDO 40 mm guns. The ship also carries Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles.
Gunsan was also supplied with six 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes and twelve Mark 9 depth charges.
Service history
In 1984, Gunsan was commissioned into the Korean Navy.
On 29 September 2011, Gunsan was decommissioned by the ROKN.[4] The ship was to be transferred as a gift to the Colombian Navy,[4] however, a Donghae-class corvette was exchanged instead.