ROKS Yeosu

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ROKS Yeosu on 10 November 2015
History
Flag of South Korea.svgSouth Korea
Name
  • Yeosu
  • (여수)
Namesake Yeosu
Builder DSME, Geoje
Launched14 June 1986
Commissioned1 December 1986
Decommissioned27 December 2017
Identification Pennant number: PCC-765
FateTransferred to Vietnam People's Navy
Vietnam People's Navy Ship 20 at 2024 MILAN exercise.jpg
Vietnam People's Navy Ship 20
Vietnam People's Navy flag.svgVietnam
NameShip 20
Acquired17 October 2018
Commissioned17 October 2018
Identification Hull number: 20
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Pohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam10 m (33 ft)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range4,000  nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB
Crew118
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

ROKS Yeosu (PCC-765) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy and later transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as Ship 20.

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Development and design

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

Yeosu was launched on 14 June 1986 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned on 1 December 1986 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017. She was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy. She arrived on 17 October 2018 with a new name Ship 20. [2]

During the South Korean International Fleet Review 2018 on 11 October 2018, Ship 20 sailed to South Korea with 13 other foreign country vessels. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Vietnam receives second ROKN corvette - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ↑ "ROK Defense: Photos from South Korea International Fleet Review 2018". ROK Defense. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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