ROKS Seongnam (PCC-775) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Development and design

Main article: Pohang-class corvette

The 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

Seongnam was launched on 11 December 1987 by Daewoo Shipbuilding. The vessel was commissioned on 24 November 2013.

On 18 May 2020, the BRP Rizal and ROKS Seongnam underwent together in an exercise.[2]

  • ROKS Seongnam on 17 October 2015
    ROKS Seongnam on 17 October 2015
  • ROKS Seongnam on 23 October 2015
    ROKS Seongnam on 23 October 2015

References

  1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ "해군, 필리핀 수출 호위함 1번함 해상환송". 디펜스투데이 (in Korean). 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Seongnam_(PCC-775)
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