ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) [SEP] vessel class
ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)
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.
Design.
Design Armament.
The ship's armament consists of:
- Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon missiles
- Two Otobreda 76 mm/62 compact guns (OTO Melara)
- Two
November. For a month, the salvage tug took up local operations again. On 4 December 1981 she began preparations for overseas movement.
Decommissioning.
"Brunswick" was decommissioned on 8 March 1996. On 29 August 1996 she was transferred to South Korea through the Security Assistance Program. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 December 1996, and became ATS-28 "Gwangyang". In April 2010, Gwangyang participated in the salvage of the ROKS "Cheonan" (PCC-772).
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