The
Philippine Navy (PN) on Friday expressed its thanks to the South Korean
government for donating a "Pohang
"The
Navy welcomes this kind of support from the Government of South Korea," PN
public affairs office chief Cmdr. Gregory Fabic said.
He
added that the corvette, once formally commissioned in the PN, will be an
additional asset for the Philippine Fleet's Offshore Combat Force.
"(The
corvette) could be utilized for territorial defense operations," Fabic
stated.
The
ship is expected to arrive in the Philippines
This
was earlier confirmed by Defense spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez in a
message to the PNA.
He
added that it is a big possibility that the ship will be handed to the PN with
all its weapons and sensor system intact.
The
"Pohang" class corvette is a general purpose vessel operated by the
Republic of Korea Navy that served in a coastal defense role during the late
Cold War and post Cold War period.
A
total of 24 "Pohang "class vessels were
built, all constructed in South
Korea
Twenty
one vessels remain in service.
A
"Pohang
It
has a beam of 32 feet and 10 inches and a draft of 9 feet and six inches.
The
ship is powered by CODOG (combined diesel and gas propulsion system). "Pohang
It
has a range of 4,000 nautical miles and a crew of 95 officers and enlisted
personnel.
Sensors
and processing systems include a AN/SQS-58 hull-mounted sonar.
The
ships are armed with Harpoon and Exocet anti-ship missiles, a 76mm Oto Melara
automatic cannon, a Breda 40mm twin cannons and two Mark 32 triple torpedo
tubes (with 6× Mark 46 torpedoes) and 12 Mark 9 depth charges.
Announcement
that South Korea will be
giving a "Pohang " class corvette to
the Philippines
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=651034
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