ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772)
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For other ships with the same name, see ROKS Cheonan.
This article is about the South Korean naval ship. For the article about the sinking of this ship, see ROKS Cheonan sinking.
ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), commissioned in 1989. On 26 March 2010, she broke in two and sank near the sea border with North Korea, killing 46 sailors. An investigation conducted by an international team of experts from South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden concluded that Cheonan was sunk by a torpedo launched by a North Korean Yeono-class miniature submarine.[3][4][8][9][10]
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Cheonan underway at sea in March 2010, three days before being sunk by a torpedo from a North Korean submarine. | |
History | |
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South Korea | |
Name | ROKS Cheonan (天安/천안) |
Namesake | Cheonan |
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Launched | January 1989 |
Commissioned | 1989 |
Identification | Pennant number PCC-772 |
Fate | Sunk on 26 March 2010 at 37°55′45″N 124°36′02″E |
Status | Salvaged in April 2010. Now a memorial/museum ship in Pyeongtaek.[1] |
Notes | [2][3][4] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pohang-class corvette |
Displacement | 1,200 tonnes |
Length | 88 m (289 ft) |
Draft | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | CODOG unit |
Speed |
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Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) |
Crew | 104 |
Armament |
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Notes | [5][6][7] |
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