ROKS Namwon

	ROKS Namwon on 11 September 2006
History
South Korea
Name	Namwon; (남원);
Namesake	Namwon
Builder	DSME
Launched	17 October 1989
Commissioned	1 May 1990
Identification	Callsign: HLDB; ; Pennant number: PCC-781;
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; AN/SPS-55 surface search radar; SPS-300K; Radamec 2400 Fire Control System; WSA-423 Combat System; Marconi S1810 search radar; Marconi ST1802 tracking radar; Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	4 × Mel Protean Chaff Launchers; SLQ-260KA2; SLQ-261K TACM;
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 × SSM-700K Haeseong; 2 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks; 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns;

ROKS Namwon (PCC-781) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.^[1]

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NamesakeNamwon

BuilderDSME

Launched17 October 1989

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ROKS Namwon on 11 September 2006




South Korea
Name	Namwon (남원)
Namesake	Namwon
Builder	DSME
Launched	17 October 1989
Commissioned	1 May 1990
Identification	Callsign: HLDB Pennant number: PCC-781
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 AN/SPS-55 surface search radar SPS-300K Radamec 2400 Fire Control System WSA-423 Combat System Marconi S1810 search radar Marconi ST1802 tracking radar Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	4 × Mel Protean Chaff Launchers SLQ-260KA2 SLQ-261K TACM
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 × SSM-700K Haeseong 2 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns