He added that the corvette will be one of South Korea's "Pohang" class and there is a big possibility that the ship will be handed to the Philippine Navy with all its weapons and sensor system intact.
The "Pohang" class corvette is a general purpose vessel operated by the Republic of Korean Navy.
They have served in a coastal defense role during the late Cold War and post Cold War period. A total of 24 "Pohang" class vessels were built, all constructed in South Korea. Twenty-one vessels remain in service.
A "Pohang" class corvette weighs around 1,200 long tons and has a length of 289 feet and 8 inches.
It has a beam of 32 feet and 10 inches and a draft of nine feet and six inches.
The ship is powered by CODOG (combined diesel and gas propulsion system). "Pohang" corvettes have a maximum speed of 32 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots.
It has a range of 4,000 nautical miles and a crew of 95 officers and enlisted personnel. Sensors and processing systems include one AN/SQS-58 hull-mounted sonar.
The ships are armed with Harpoon and Exocet anti-ship missiles, a 76mm Oto Melara automatic cannon, a Breda 40mm twin cannons and two Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (with 6 Mark 46 torpedoes) and 12 Mark 9 depth charges.
Announcement that South Korea will be giving a "Pohang" class corvette to the Philippines came in the wake of reports that the former will be also donating an LCU (landing craft utility) to the Navy.
Source : Balita
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