Paek Ku class
PSMM Mk 5 for South Korea
Overview
Asheville class
Asheville class gunboat USS Benicia seen in 1970 in US Navy service. At a later stage the RGM-66 Standard SSM-ARM was fitted, and she was sold to South Korea as Paek Ku 11.
Source: US Navy -
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Origin
United States
Type
Missile boat
Entered service
1975
Status
Out of service
Development
Early 1970's
Developer
United States
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Tacoma Boatbuilding
Production
1974 - 1978
Producer
United States
-
Tacoma Boatbuilding, Seattle
3 early, 1 late type
South Korea - Korea-Tacoma, Manan
4 late type
3 early, 1 late type
South Korea - Korea-Tacoma, Manan
4 late type
Number produced
3 early type
5 late type
5 late type
Designations
PSMM / Patrol Ship Multi-Mission
Paek Ku (alternative spelling: Baekgu)
Korean for "seagull"
PGM 102 class (early model)
PGM 106 class (late model)
Paek Ku (alternative spelling: Baekgu)
Korean for "seagull"
PGM 102 class (early model)
PGM 106 class (late model)
Notable users
South Korea
Details
Facts
Paek Ku (early model)
Paek Ku (late model)
General
Origin
United States
Type
Missile boat
Complement
32, including 5 officers
Dimensions
Displacement
268 t full load
240 t standard
Length
53.7 m overall
50.3 m at waterline
Beam
8.0 m
Draft
1.63 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
COGAG
Machinery
6x AVCO-Lycoming TF-35 gas turbine
Power output
16.800 hp combined
Propulsion
2 shafts
Mobility
Speed
40 knots
Range
2.400 nm at 18 knots
Sensors
Surface search radar
LN-66HP
Fire control radar
SPG-50
Systems
Fire control
Mk 63 FCS
Decoys
2x Mk 34 RBOC
Guns
Dual purpose
1x 76mm Mk 34 L/50
Self-defense
2x1 12.7mm M2HB
SSM
Anti-ship
2x2 RGM-66D Standard SSM-ARM
(some sources indicate 2x1 RGM-66)
Media
Paek Ku class
Late production model Paek Ku class seen with its 76mm Compatto main gun and launch tubes for Harpoon anti-ship missiles aft.
Source: Unknown author
Copyright: Copyright lies with original owner
Paek Ku class
Late production model Paek Ku class seen at sea.
Source: Unknown author
Copyright: Copyright lies with original owner
Late model subcomponents
12.7mm Browning M2HB
Multiple 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine guns fitted for self-defense.
Related articles
Asheville class
The Paek Ku class is a further development of the American Asheville class design. One vessel acquired, the USS Benicia, was an Asheville class vessel reconfigured with the RGM-66D Standard SSM-ARM missile.