ROKS Iri

ROKS Iksan on 2 October 2012
History
South Korea
Name
  • Iri
  • (이리)
Namesake
BuilderHyundai, Ulsan
Launched24 March 1987
CommissionedSeptember 1988
Decommissioned31 December 2018
Renamed
  • Iksan
  • (익산)
HomeportJinhae
IdentificationPennant number: PCC-768
FateDonated to Colombian Navy
Colombia
NameAlmirante Tono
NamesakeAlmirante Tono
Christened6 january 2021
Acquired24 November 2020
Commissioned6 January 2021
HomeportCartagena
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typePohang-class corvette
Displacement1,220 tons
Length289.7 ft (88 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft2.9 ft (0.88 m)
Installed power2 × MTU 6V396 TC52 diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) maximum
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) using diesel engines
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB
Crew118
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × Loral Hycor Mk 34 RBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System
Armament

ROKS Iri (PCC-768) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. Renamed ROKS Iksan in 1999. She was decommissioned and donated to the Colombian Navy under the name ARC Almirante Tono (CM-56) in 2016.

Development and design

Main article: Pohang-class corvette

The Pohang class is a series of corvettes built by different Korean shipbuilding companies. The class consists of 24 ships and some after decommissioning were sold or given to other countries. There are five different types of designs in the class from Flight II to Flight VI.[1]

Construction and career

Iri was launched on 24 March 1987 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan. The vessel was commissioned in September 1988. She was renamed Iksan in February 1999 and decommissioned on 31 December 2018. While in reserve at Jinhae on 28 September 2020, she was donated to Colombian Navy.[2][3]

On 24 November 2020, she arrived in Cartagena with a new name ARC Almirante Tono (CM-56).[4]

She was commissioned and christened on 6 January 2021. On 15 January, she began her first task on patrol to San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.[5]

  • ROKS Iksan on 2 October 2012.
    ROKS Iksan on 2 October 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Pohang (PCC Patrol Combat Corvette)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ "ARC Almirante Tono Commissions at Jinhae – SeaWaves Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-10-04). "Colombian Navy's Pohang-class Corvette Begins Journey to Colombia". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ "Maiden Arrival in Cartagena for ARC Almirante Tono – SeaWaves Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ Martínez Salazar, Luis Guillermo (December 2020). Las otras islas. San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina. Universidad del Magdalena. doi:10.21676/9789587463569. ISBN 978-958-746-356-9.