ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)

Career
Name: Gunsan
Namesake: Gunsan
Operator: Republic of Korea Navy
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Ulsan, South Korea
Decommissioned: 29 September 2011
Identification: Pennant number PCC-757
Fate: transferred to Colombian Navy
General characteristics
Class and type: Pohang-class corvette
Displacement: 1,200 tonnes
Length: 88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1]
Draft: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2]
Propulsion: CODOG unit[1]
Speed: Maximum 32 knots (59 km/h)
Cruising 15 knots (28 km/h)[1]
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[1]
Crew: 104[3]
Armament:

4 × Harpoon missiles,
2 × OTO Melara(76mm)/62 compact cannons

2 × Breda 40mm/70 cannons,
6 × Mark 46 torpedoes,
12 × Mark 9 depth charges [1][2]

ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship is named after the South Korean city of Gunsan.

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History

Korean Navy Service

On 1984, ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) was commissioned into the Korean Navy.

On 29 September 2011, ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757) was decommissioned by the Korean Navy.

Colombian Navy Service

Design

Armament

The ship's armament consists of:[1][2]

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