ROKS Jinju

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Name
  • Jinju
  • (진주)
NamesakeJinju
BuilderHyundai, Ulsan
Launched12 February 1986
ROKS Jinju on 19 October 2015
History
South Korea
Name
  • Jinju
  • (진주)
NamesakeJinju
BuilderHyundai, Ulsan
Launched12 February 1986
Commissioned1 November 1986
Decommissioned31 December 2016
IdentificationPennant number: PCC-763
FateGifted to Egyptian Navy in 2017
Egypt
Name
  • Shabab Misr
  • (شباب مصر)
Namesake
  • Shabab Misr
  • (Youth of Egypt)
Acquired26 October 2017
Commissioned26 October 2017
HomeportAlexandria
IdentificationPennant number: 1000
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam10 m (33 ft)
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 &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

ROKS Jinju (PCC-763) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and gifted to Egyptian Navy, renamed ENS Shabab Misr (1000).

The Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning are 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

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