ROKS Yeongju
Pohang-class corvette
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ROKS Yeongju (PCC-779) is a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Yeongju |
| Builder | Hyundai |
| Launched | 27 July 1988 |
| Commissioned | 20 April 1990 |
| Decommissioned | 30 December 2022 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Retired |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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Development and design
Construction and career
Yeongju was launched on 27 July 1988 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 20 April 1990.
Two sailors belonging to the ship rescued a civilian who fell into a sinkhole on the sidewalk in Poseung-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, near the ship, while out on the evening of August 5. Safety measures contributed to preventing further accidents.[2]
Yeongju was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.[3]