ROKS Gimcheon (PCC-761) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy and later transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as Ship 18.
![]() ROKS Gimcheon alongside ROKS Seoul on 31 December 2015
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Name |
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Namesake | Gimcheon |
Builder | Hanjin, Busan |
Launched | 29 November 1985 |
Commissioned | 1 September 1986 |
Decommissioned | 31 December 2015 |
Identification | Pennant number: PCC-761 |
Fate | Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy |
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Name | Ship 18 |
Acquired | 7 June 2017 |
Commissioned | 7 June 2017 |
Identification | Hull number: 18 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
Armament |
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Development and design
editThe Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning were 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
editGimcheon was launched on 29 November 1985 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 1 September 1986 and decommissioned 31 December 2015. She was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy. She arrived on 7 June 2017 with a new name Ship 18.
On 10 September 2019, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, HQ-18 and KDB Darulaman participated in AUM X 2019. Darulaman sailed from Brunei to meet Ship 18 off Hon Khoai Island.[2]
Gallery
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ROKS Gimcheon and ROKS Seoul on 31 December 2015.
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Ship 18 on 2 June 2017.
References
edit- ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Vietnam, Philippines conduct joint patrols in South China Sea". hanoitimes.vn. Retrieved 2021-01-31.