ROKS Gimcheon
{{short description|Pohang-class corvette}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:2015.12.31. 김천함 서울함 전역식 (23492537943).jpg | Ship image size = | Ship caption = ROKS Gimcheon alongside {{ship|ROKS|Seoul}} on 31 December 2015 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = South Korea | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|South Korea}} | Ship name = *Gimcheon
| Ship namesake = Gimcheon | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Hanjin, Busan | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 29 November 1985 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 1 September 1986 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = 31 December 2015 | 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-761 | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy | Ship status = | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = title | Ship country = Vietnam | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Vietnam|navy}} | Ship name = Ship 18 | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship acquired = 7 June 2017 | Ship commissioned = 7 June 2017 | Ship decommissioned = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = Hull number: 18 | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active }} {{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 Gimcheon (PCC-761) was a {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}} of the Republic of Korea Navy and later transferred to Vietnam People's Navy as Ship 18.
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
Gimcheon was launched on 29 November 1985 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 1 September 1986 and decommissioned 31 December 2015. She was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy. She arrived on 7 June 2017 with a new name Ship 18.
On 10 September 2019, {{ship|BRP|Ramon Alcaraz|PS-16|6}}, HQ-18 and {{ship|KDB|Darulaman}} participated in AUM X 2019. Darulaman sailed from Brunei to meet Ship 18 off Hon Khoai Island.{{Cite web|title=Vietnam, Philippines conduct joint patrols in South China Sea|url=http://hanoitimes.vn/vietnam-philippines-conduct-joint-patrols-in-south-china-sea-45215.html|access-date=2021-01-31|website=hanoitimes.vn|language=en}}
Gallery
File:2015.12.31. 김천함 서울함 전역식 (24036732871).jpg|ROKS Gimcheon and {{ship|ROKS|Seoul|FF-952|6}} on 31 December 2015.
File:Vietnamese Pohang-II 18.jpg|Ship 18 on 2 June 2017.
References
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{{Pohang class corvette}}
{{Republic of Korea Navy ships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimcheon}}
Category:Ships built by Hanjin Heavy Industries