Donghae class corvette

Class overview
Name:	Donghae class corvette
Builders:	Republic of Korea
Operators:	Republic of Korea Navy
In commission:	1983 - present
Completed:	4
Retired:	4
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,076 tonnes (1,059 long tons; 1,186 short tons)
Length:	78.1 m (256 ft 3 in)[1]
Beam:	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)[1]
Draft:	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)[1]
Propulsion:	CODOG unit[1]
Speed:	Maximum: 31 knots (57 km/h) Cruising: 15 knots (28 km/h)[1]
Range:	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[1]
Crew:	95
Sensors and processing systems:	EDO 786 hull mounted sonar[2]
Armament:	• 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact cannon • 2× Emerson 30mm twin guns • 1× Bofors 40mm/56 twin guns • 2× Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (with 6× Mark 46 torpedoes) • 12× Mark 9 depth charges

The Donghae class (동해급) corvette is a class of four ships of the South Korean Navy used for coastal patrol duties. Each corvette is armed with one Oto Melara 76 mm compact gun, three AA guns, six torpedoes and twelve depth charges for anti-submarine operations. The ships resemble the later Pohang class, but have slightly different armament.

Each ship was built by a different shipbuilder. ROKS Donghae (PCC-751) was the first to be launched, in August 1982, and ROKS Anyang (PCC-755) the last in 1983. Each ship is named after a South Korean city while Donghae is a port city itself.

Ships in the class

Name	Numbee	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
Donghae	PCC-751	Korea Shipbuilding Corporation (now Hanjin Heavy Industries)	August 1982	1983	30 June 2009	Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise
Suwon	PCC-752	Korea Takoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries)		1983	30 June 2010	Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise
Gangneung	PCC-753	Hyundai Heavy Industries		1983	30 June 2010	Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise
Anyang	PCC-755	Daewoo S&M Engineering		1983	29 September 2011	Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise

Specifications

• Dimensions:
  • Displacement: 1,076 tons full load
  • Length: 78.1 m (256.53 ft)
  • Beam: 9.6 m (30.8 ft)
  • Draft: 2.6 m (8.53 ft)
• Performance
  • Speed: 31 knots, Maximum
  • Range: 4,000 nautical miles @ 15 knots (6,400 @ 28 km/h)
• Crew: 95 (10 officers)
• Armament
  • Guns:
    • 1 OTO Melara 76mm/62 compact guns
    • 2 Emerson 30mm twin guns
    • 1 Bofors 40mm/56 twin gun
  • Torpedoes:
    • 6 Honeywell MK. 46 mod 1 torpedoes – 2 launchers
  • Depth charges:
    • 12 MK. IX depth charges
• Electronics:
  • Surface Search Radar - Raytheon AN/SPS-64 surface search radar
  • Fire Control Radar - Signaal WM-28 fire control radar
  • ECM/ESM - Thorn EMI or NobelTech intercept/jammer
  • Chaff - 4 Mel Protean Chaff Launcher
  • Combat system - Signaal SEWACO ZK combat system
  • Optronic director - Signaal LIOD optronic director
  • TACAN - SAN 15 TACAN(Tactical Air Navigation)
  • Sonar - EDO 786 hull-mounted sonar
• propulsion
  • Engine - CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas turbines) type driving two Shafts CP Propellers
    • One General Electric LM-2500 (26,820 hp) Gas Turbine
    • Two MTU 12V 956 TB 82 (6,260 hp) Marine Diesels

See also

• Pohang class corvette
• List of corvette classes

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Pike, John (January 9, 2010). "Tonghae / Dong Hae (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette): Specificiations". GlobalSecurity.org. Alexandria, Virginia. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/tonghae-specs.htm. Retrieved June 30, 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Platform.aspx?DB=5&Type=Ship&ID=168

External links

• globalsecurity.org: Donghae class corvette