ROKS ''Jinhae'' (PCC-766) was a of the

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy in ...

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

''Jinhae'' was launched on 18 March 1987 by

Hanjin Heavy Industries HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 HJ중공업, Hanja: 株式會社HJ重工業), formerly Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation (Korean: 대한조선공사, Hanja: 大韓造船公社) and Hanjin Heavy Ind ...

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

. The vessel was commissioned on 30 September 1988 and decommissioned on 27 December 2017.

Gallery

File:2010.5.27 해군 2함대 전대기동 및 실사격훈련 (7445516228).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 27 May 2010. File:2010.5.27 해군2함대 기동훈련 (7445963130).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 27 May 2010. File:2012. 10. 2함대 호국훈련 Rep. of Korea Navy Hoguk Exercise in 2nd fleet (8137120479).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 2 October 2012. File:2012. 10. 2함대 호국훈련 Rep. of Korea Navy Hoguk Exercise in 2nd fleet (8137119599).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 2 October 2012. File:2012. 10. 2함대 호국훈련 Rep. of Korea Navy Hoguk Exercise in 2nd fleet (8137148910).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 2 October 2012. File:2012. 10. 2함대 호국훈련 Rep. of Korea Navy Hoguk Exercise in 2nd fleet (8137120335).jpg, ROKS ''Jinhae'' on 2 October 2012.

References

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