ROKS Iri (PCC-768) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. Renamed ROKS Iksan in 1999. She was decommissioned and donated to the Colombian Navy under the name ARC Almirante Tono (CM-56) in 2016.
.jpg) ROKS Iksan on 2 October 2012
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| History | |
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 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Builder | Hyundai, Ulsan |
| Launched | 24 March 1987 |
| Commissioned | September 1988 |
| Decommissioned | 31 December 2018 |
| Renamed |
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| Homeport | Jinhae |
| Identification | Pennant number: PCC-768 |
| Fate | Donated to Colombian Navy |
 Colombia | |
| Name | Almirante Tono |
| Namesake | Almirante Tono |
| Christened | 6 january 2021 |
| Acquired | 24 November 2020 |
| Commissioned | 6 January 2021 |
| Homeport | Cartagena |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pohang-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,220 tons |
| Length | 289.7 ft (88 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 2.9 ft (0.88 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Crew | 118 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
| Armament |
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Development and design
editThe Pohang class is a series of corvettes 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.[1]
Construction and career
editIri was launched on 24 March 1987 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. The vessel was commissioned in September 1988. She was renamed Iksan in February 1999 and decommissioned on 31 December 2018. While in reserve at Jinhae on 28 September 2020, she was donated to Colombian Navy.[2][3]
On 24 November 2020, she arrived in Cartagena with a new name ARC Almirante Tono (CM-56).[4]
She was commissioned and christened on 6 January 2021. On 15 January, she began her first task on patrol to San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.[5]
Gallery
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ROKS Iksan on 2 October 2012.
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References
edit- ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "ARC Almirante Tono Commissions at Jinhae – SeaWaves Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-10-04). "Colombian Navy's Pohang-class Corvette Begins Journey to Colombia". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Maiden Arrival in Cartagena for ARC Almirante Tono – SeaWaves Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ Martínez Salazar, Luis Guillermo (December 2020). Las otras islas. San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina. Universidad del Magdalena. doi:10.21676/9789587463569. ISBN 978-958-746-356-9.