Nampo vs Pohang

Nampo

North Korean helicopter-deck corvette introduced in 2013, focused on anti-submarine warfare.
Origin	🇰🇵 North Korea
Category	Corvette
Type	Corvette
Manufacturer	Nampo Shipyard, No 28 Shipyard Najin
Year introduced	2013
Number built	2 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	1,400 tons ◉
Maximum speed	NA
Range	NA
Length	76.0 m ◉
Beam	11.0 m ◉
Crew	--
Propulsion	Diesel engines
Armament	2 × 2 Kumsong-3 (Kh-35) anti-ship cruise missiles Igla short-range surface-to-air missiles 1 × 76 mm main gun 2 × AK-230 30 mm CIWS 4 × RBU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × 2 533 mm torpedo tubes

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

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

The Nampo-class has greater displacement at 1,400 tons compared to the Pohang-class's 1,220 tons.

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

The Pohang-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Nampo-class's 0 knots.

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

The Pohang-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Nampo-class's 0 nautical miles.

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

The Pohang-class is longer at 88.3 meters compared to the Nampo-class's 76.0 meters.

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

The Pohang-class has been built in greater numbers with 24 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Nampo-class.