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Daegu vs Pohang

Daegu vs Pohang at a glance — displacement 3,600 vs 1,220 tons, length 122 vs 88 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 140 vs 95.

Specifications
Daegu Pohang
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Frigate Corvette
Type Guided-missile frigate Corvette
Manufacturer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 2018 1984
Number built 8 units 24 units
Estimated unit price $325 million NA
Displacement 3,600 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 122.0 m 88.3 m
Beam 14.0 m 10.0 m
Crew 140 95
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Daegu Pohang
Armament
  • 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 6 × K745 Blue Shark torpedo in triple torpedo tubes
  • 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile
  • 16-cell K-VLS (Haegung K-SAAM, Haeryong VL-Tactical Land Attack Missiles, K745A1 Red Shark)
  • 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 Combined diesel–electric or gas (CODLOG): 1 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, 4 × MTU 12V 4000 M53B diesel engine, 2 × Leonardo DRS electric motors CODOG: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Daegu-class or Pohang-class?
The Daegu-class has greater displacement at 3,600 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.
Which is faster, the Daegu-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Daegu-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daegu-class or Pohang-class?
The Daegu-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Pohang-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daegu-class or Pohang-class?
The Daegu-class is longer at 122.0 meters compared to the Pohang-class's 88.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Daegu-class and Pohang-class have?
The Daegu-class has a larger crew complement of 140 compared to the Pohang-class's 95 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daegu-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Daegu-class.