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Project 1239 Sivuch vs Pohang

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Specifications
Project 1239 Sivuch Pohang
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Hoverborne guided-missile corvette Corvette
Manufacturer Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 1989 1984
Number built 2 units 24 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 1,050 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 55.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 2,500 nm at 800 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 66.0 m 88.3 m
Beam 17.0 m 10.0 m
Crew 68 95
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Armament & Systems
Project 1239 Sivuch Pohang
Armament
  • 8 (2 x 4) P-270 Moskit (SS-N-22 Sunburn) anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 9K33M "Osa-MA" type surface-to-air missile system (20 missiles)
  • 1 × AK–176M automatic 76.2 mm cannon
  • 2 × AK-630 30 mm anti-aircraft Gatling cannons
  • 16 × 9K38 Igla man-portable surface-to-air missile launchers
  • 2 × 14.5 mm naval machine gun mounts
  • 1 × DP-64 anti-saboteur grenade launcher
  • 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch II)
  • 2 x OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cannon (Batch III - VI)
  • 2 x Emerson EMERLEC 30 twin Oerlikon 30 mm/75 KCB cannon (Batch II)
  • 2 x Breda DARDO CIWS twin Bofors 40 mm/70 cannon (Batch III - VI)
  • 2 x MM38 Exocet SSM (Batch II)
  • 2 x 2 RGM-84C Harpoon SSM (Batch IV, after 1999)
  • 2 x 2 SSM-700K C-Star SSM (Batch V - VI, after 2007)
  • 2 x 4 VCM-01M SSM (Vietnamese retrofitting)
  • 2 x triple Mark 32 SVTT loaded with Mark 46 ASW torpedo, or K745 Blue Shark ASW torpedo (after 2006)
  • 12 x Mk 9 or KMk 9 depth charge
  • Mistral MANPADS (after 2000)
  • 2 x K6 HMG
  • 2 x M60 Machine guns
Propulsion Twin M10-D1 type gas turbine engines rated at 60,000 hp (45,000 kW); Twin M511A reduction gear diesel engines rated at 20,000 hp (15,000 kW); Twin M52OM3 auxiliary diesel engines rated at 6,800 hp (5,100 kW) CODOG: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine

Overview

The Project 1239 Sivuch and the Pohang are both Corvette classes.

Displacement is 1,050 tons for the Project 1239 Sivuch vs 1,220 tons for the Pohang. The Project 1239 Sivuch reaches 55 knots vs 32 knots for the Pohang. Operational range is 2,500 nautical miles for the Project 1239 Sivuch vs 4,000 for the Pohang. The Project 1239 Sivuch carries a crew of 68 vs 95 for the Pohang.

The Project 1239 Sivuch was produced in 2 units vs 24 for the Pohang. The Project 1239 Sivuch was commissioned in 1989, 5 years after the Pohang (1984).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Project 1239 Sivuch-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has greater displacement at 1,220 tons compared to the Project 1239 Sivuch-class's 1,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Project 1239 Sivuch-class or Pohang-class?
The Project 1239 Sivuch-class is faster with a maximum speed of 55 knots compared to the Pohang-class's 32 knots.
Which has longer range, the Project 1239 Sivuch-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Project 1239 Sivuch-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Project 1239 Sivuch-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is longer at 88.3 meters compared to the Project 1239 Sivuch-class's 66.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Project 1239 Sivuch-class and Pohang-class have?
The Pohang-class has a larger crew complement of 95 compared to the Project 1239 Sivuch-class's 68 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Project 1239 Sivuch-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Project 1239 Sivuch-class.