ROKS Andong
{{short description|Pohang-class corvette}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:131017-N-TB410-007.jpg | Ship image size = | Ship caption = ROKS Andong on 17 October 2013 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = South Korea | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|South Korea}} | Ship name = *Andong
| Ship namesake = Andong | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Hanjin, Busan | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 30 April 1987 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 7 November 1988 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = 31 December 2020 | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = Pennant number: PCC-771 | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = to be transferred to Philippine Navy | Ship status = Decommissioned | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}} | Ship displacement = 1,220 tons | Ship length = {{convert|289.7|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|10|m|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draft = {{convert|2.9|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship power = 2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators | Ship propulsion = *Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement:
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}} maximum | Ship range = {{convert|4000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}} using diesel engines | Ship endurance = 20 days | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = 2 × RHIB | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = | Ship crew = 118 | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = * X-band & S-band navigational radars
| Ship EW = 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System | Ship armament = * 2 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 caliber Compact naval guns
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
ROKS Andong (PCC-771) was a {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}} of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Development and design
{{Main|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.{{Cite web|title=Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pohang.htm|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}
Construction and career
Andong was launched on 30 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 November 1988 and decommissioned on 31 December 2020.
Potential Transfer
Philippine Navy representatives examined the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) at the Jinhae naval base in South Korea in November 2021. It was found to be in “good operating condition.”
If the transfer pushes through, the vessel will be the Philippines’ second donated ship by South Korea, which two years ago handed over a second-hand Pohang-class corvette ROKS Chungju (PCC-762), now called BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39).{{Cite web|last=Mangosing|first=Frances|date=2021-11-11|title=PH military to boost arsenal with South Korean hardware|url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/200218/ph-military-to-boost-arsenal-with-south-korean-hardware|access-date=2021-11-11|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}
References
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{{Pohang class corvette}}
{{Republic of Korea Navy ships}}
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Category:Ships built by Hanjin Heavy Industries