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ROKS Sokcho (PCC 778)

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Name
  
Sochko (Korean 속초)

Operator
  
Republic of Korea Navy

Class and type
  
Pohang-class corvette

Length
  
88 m

Displacement
  
1.2 million kg

Builder
  
Hyundai Heavy Industries

Namesake
  
Sokcho

Identification
  
Pennant number PCC-778

Draft
  
2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)

Weight
  
1,200 tons

Range
  
7.408 million m

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time.

Armament

The ship's armament consists of:

  • Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
  • Two Otobreda 76 mm/62 compact guns (OTO Melara)
  • Two Breda 40 mm/70 guns
  • Six 12.75 in (324 mm) Mark 46 torpedoes
  • Twelve Mark 9 depth charges

    • References

    ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) Wikipedia
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