ROKS ''Mokpo'' (PCC-759) was a of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Development and design

The ''Pohang'' class is a series of

corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...

s 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.

Construction and career

''Mokpo'' was launched on 12 October 1984 by DSME in Geoje. The vessel was commissioned on 17 May 1985 and decommissioned on 30 December 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mokpo Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Pohang-class corvettes 1984 ships