ROKS Jinju

ROKS Jinju (PCC-763) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and gifted to Egyptian Navy, renamed ENS Shabab Misr (1000).

ROKS Jinju on 19 October 2015
History
South Korea
Name	Jinju (진주)
Namesake	Jinju
Builder	Hyundai, Ulsan
Launched	12 February 1986
Commissioned	1 November 1986
Decommissioned	31 December 2016
Identification	Pennant number: PCC-763
Fate	Gifted to Egyptian Navy in 2017
Egypt
Name	Shabab Misr (شباب مصر)
Namesake	Shabab Misr (Youth of Egypt)
Acquired	26 October 2017
Commissioned	26 October 2017
Homeport	Alexandria
Identification	Pennant number: 1000
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Pohang-class corvette
Displacement	1,220 tons
Length	289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam	10 m (33 ft)
Draft	2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power	2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement: 2 × MTU 12V956 TB82 diesel engines producing combined total of 6,260 shp (4,670 kW) 1 × General Electric LM2500 PB gas turbines generating 27,820 shp (20,700 kW)
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	X-band & S-band navigational radars Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)5B surface search radar Signaal (Thales Nederland) WM-28 Fire Control System Signaal (Thales Nederland) LIOD optronic director Raytheon AN/SQS-58 hull mounted passive/active sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament	2 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 caliber Compact naval guns 2 × Otobreda 40mm L/70 twin naval guns 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes 2 × Mk 9 Depth Charge Racks 6 × M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine guns

Development and design

Main article: Pohang-class corvette

The Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning are 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

Jinju was launched on 12 February 1986 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. Commissioned on 1 November 1986 and decommissioned on 31 December 2016.

On 26 October 2017, the ship arrived at Alexandria Naval Base after being gifted by the Republic of Korea Navy. She was renamed ENS Shabab Misr and with the pennant number 1000.

Gallery

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  ROKS Jinju during an exercise on 24 June 2013.
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  ROKS Jinju underway on 19 October 2015.
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  ENS Shabab Misr arrives at Kochi on 9 October 2017.
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  Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.
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  Indian Navy Rear Admiral presenting a memento to the Captain of Shabab Misr on 9 October 2017.
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  ENS Shabab Misr leaving at Kochi on 11 October 2017.