ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)
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| Name: | Sochko (Korean: 속초) |
| Namesake: | Sokcho |
| Operator: | Republic of Korea Navy |
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| Identification: | Pennant number PCC-778 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Pohang-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,200 tonnes |
| Length: | 88 m (288 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Draft: | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Propulsion: | CODOG unit[1] |
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| Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[1] |
| Crew: | 104[3] |
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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.[4]
History
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Design
Armament
The ship's armament consists of:[1][2]
- 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
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