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Kamorta vs Pohang

Kamorta vs Pohang at a glance — displacement 3,500 vs 1,220 tons, length 109 vs 88 m, speed 25 vs 32 knots, crew 123 vs 95.

Specifications
Kamorta Pohang
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Anti-submarine corvette Corvette
Manufacturer Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 2014 1984
Number built 4 units 24 units
Estimated unit price $350 million NA
Displacement 3,500 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 25.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 3,450 nm at 16 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 109.0 m 88.3 m
Beam 13.7 m 10.0 m
Crew 123 95
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Armament & Systems
Kamorta Pohang
Armament
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM)
  • 2 x AK-630M CIWS
  • 32 × VL-SRSAM (planned)
  • 2 × RBU-6000 (IRL) anti-submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 x twin 533 mm torpedo tubes (Varunastra)
  • 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 CODAD: 4 × Pielstick 12PA 6 STC6 Diesel engines with a power of 20,384 hp 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 Kamorta-class or Pohang-class?
The Kamorta-class has greater displacement at 3,500 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.
Which is faster, the Kamorta-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kamorta-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kamorta-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Kamorta-class's 3,450 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kamorta-class or Pohang-class?
The Kamorta-class is longer at 109.0 meters compared to the Pohang-class's 88.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Kamorta-class and Pohang-class have?
The Kamorta-class has a larger crew complement of 123 compared to the Pohang-class's 95 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kamorta-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Kamorta-class.