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Kora vs Pohang

Kora vs Pohang at a glance — displacement 1,320 vs 1,220 tons, length 91 vs 88 m, speed 25 vs 32 knots, crew 134 vs 95.

Specifications
Kora Pohang
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇷 South Korea
Category Corvette Corvette
Type Guided-missile corvette Corvette
Manufacturer GRSE Korea Shipbuilding Corporation
Year introduced 1998 1984
Number built 5 units 24 units
Estimated unit price $113 million NA
Displacement 1,320 tons 1,220 tons
Maximum speed 25.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm at 16 knots 4,000 nm at 15 knots
Length 91.1 m 88.3 m
Beam 10.5 m 10.0 m
Crew 134 95
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Armament & Systems
Kora Pohang
Armament
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quad launchers)
  • SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles
  • 1 × 76 mm 59-cal AK-176 (P61 and P62)
  • 1 × 76 mm 62-cal Otobreda-76/62C (P63 and P64)
  • 2 × 30 mm 65-cal AK-630 CIWS
  • Strela-2M ManPADS
  • 2 × Igla surface-to-air missile launchers (INS Kulish)
  • 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 2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS; 10,600 kW); 2 shafts 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 Kora-class or Pohang-class?
The Kora-class has greater displacement at 1,320 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.
Which is faster, the Kora-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Kora-class's 25 knots.
Which has longer range, the Kora-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Kora-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Kora-class or Pohang-class?
The Kora-class is longer at 91.1 meters compared to the Pohang-class's 88.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Kora-class and Pohang-class have?
The Kora-class has a larger crew complement of 134 compared to the Pohang-class's 95 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Kora-class or Pohang-class?
The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Kora-class.