Descubierta vs Pohang

Descubierta

Spanish corvette, 1,482 tons displacement, propelled by twin shafts and four diesel engines.
Origin	🇪🇸 Spain
Category	Corvette
Type	Corvette
Manufacturer	Arsenal de Cartagena
Year introduced	1978
Number built	9 units
Estimated unit price	NA

South Korean corvette, 1,220 tons displacement, entered service in 1984.
Origin	🇰🇷 South Korea
Category	Corvette
Type	Corvette
Manufacturer	Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced	1984
Number built	24 units
Estimated unit price	NA

Displacement	1,482 tons ◉
Maximum speed	25.0 knots ◉
Range	4,000 nm at 18 knots ◉
Length	88.8 m ◉
Beam	10.4 m ◉
Crew	118 ◉
Propulsion	2 shaft, 4 MTU-Bazán 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, 16,000 hp (12,000 kW)
Armament	8 - Harpoon SSM (2 × 4) 8 - Aspide SAM (1 × 8) 1 - 76 mm gun 2 - 40 mm guns (2 × 1) 2 - Bofors 375mm Anti-submarine mortar (1 × 2) 6 - 12.75 in anti submarine torpedo tubes (2 × 3)

Displacement	1,220 tons ◉
Maximum speed	32.0 knots ◉
Range	4,000 nm at 15 knots ◉
Length	88.3 m ◉
Beam	10.0 m ◉
Crew	95 ◉
Propulsion	CODOG: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine
Armament	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

Which has greater displacement, the Descubierta-class or Pohang-class?

The Descubierta-class has greater displacement at 1,482 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.

Which is faster, the Descubierta-class or Pohang-class?

The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Descubierta-class's 25 knots.

Which has longer range, the Descubierta-class or Pohang-class?

The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Descubierta-class's 4,000 nautical miles.

Which is longer, the Descubierta-class or Pohang-class?

The Descubierta-class is longer at 88.8 meters compared to the Pohang-class's 88.3 meters.

How many crew members do the Descubierta-class and Pohang-class have?

The Descubierta-class has a larger crew complement of 118 compared to the Pohang-class's 95 crew members.

Which has been built in greater numbers, the Descubierta-class or Pohang-class?

The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 9 vessels of the Descubierta-class.