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Incheon vs Pohang

Incheon vs Pohang at a glance — displacement 3,300 vs 1,220 tons, length 114 vs 88 m, speed 30 vs 32 knots, crew 140 vs 95.

Specifications
Incheon Pohang
Origin 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Frigate Corvette
Type Guided-missile frigate Corvette
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 2013 1984
Number built 6 units 24 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 3,300 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 18 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 114.0 m 88.3 m
Beam 14.0 m 10.0 m
Crew 140 95
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Armament & Systems
Incheon Pohang
Armament
  • 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun
  • 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo
  • 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
  • 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missile
  • 8 × Haeryong Tactical Land Attack Missile
  • 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 CODOG: 2 × MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesel engine, 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine 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 Incheon-class or Pohang-class?
The Incheon-class has greater displacement at 3,300 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.
Which is faster, the Incheon-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Incheon-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Incheon-class or Pohang-class?
The Incheon-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Pohang-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Incheon-class or Pohang-class?
The Incheon-class is longer at 114.0 meters compared to the Pohang-class's 88.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Incheon-class and Pohang-class have?
The Incheon-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 Incheon-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Incheon-class.