Ishikari vs Pohang
Ishikari vs Pohang at a glance — displacement 1,450 vs 1,220 tons, length 85 vs 88 m, speed 25 vs 32 knots, crew 95 vs 95.
Specifications
|
Ishikari |
Pohang |
| Origin |
🇯🇵 Japan |
🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Category |
Frigate |
Corvette |
| Type |
Destroyer escort |
Corvette |
| Manufacturer |
Mitsui |
Korea Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Year introduced |
1981 |
1984 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
24 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,450 tons |
1,220 tons |
| Maximum speed |
25.0 knots |
32.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,000 nm at 15 knots |
| Length |
85.0 m |
88.3 m |
| Beam |
10.8 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
95 |
95 |
Armament & Systems
|
Ishikari |
Pohang |
| Armament |
- 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun
- 8 × Boeing Harpoon SSM
- 1 × Bofors 375 mm ASW rocket launcher
- 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes
|
- 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, two shafts (controllable pitch propellers), 1 × Kawaksaki / RR Olympus TM3B gas turbine 24,700 hp (18.4 MW), 1 × Kawaksaki 6DRV diesel |
CODOG: 1 x GE LM2500 gas turbine engine, 2 x MTU 12V 956 TB82 diesel engine |
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Which has greater displacement, the Ishikari-class or Pohang-class?
The Ishikari-class has greater displacement at 1,450 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.
Which is faster, the Ishikari-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Ishikari-class's 25 knots.
Which is longer, the Ishikari-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is longer at 88.3 meters compared to the Ishikari-class's 85.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Ishikari-class and Pohang-class have?
Both the Ishikari-class and Pohang-class have a crew complement of 95.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Ishikari-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Ishikari-class.