Philippines could buy South Korean's Andong corvette

[Zarvan]

According to information published by Defense Studies on November 12, 2021, a team of defense and navy officers from the Philippines was in South Korea last week for a joint visual inspection of an anti-submarine warship, Pohang-class corvette Andong.
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Philippines' team visiting Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (Picture source: Twitter account of Max Montero)

ROKS Andong (PCC-771) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Andong was launched on 30 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 November 1988 and decommissioned on 31 December 2020.

The Pohang-class corvette is a class of general-purpose corvettes operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. They have served in a coastal defense role during the late Cold War and post Cold War period. A total of 24 Pohang-class vessels were built, all constructed in South Korea. 10 vessels remain in service in the ROKN as of 2020.

The Pohang-class corvette has been designed to conduct coastal patrol and is equipped with combat weapon systems to perform anti-submarine, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft warfare operations. The ship has an empty displacement of 950 tons, a length of 88.3 m, a beam of 10 m, and a draft of 2.9m. She has a crew of 95 people including 10 officers.

Philippines could buy South Korean's Andong corvette (navyrecognition.com)

 

[Bilal9]

According to information published by Defense Studies on November 12, 2021, a team of defense and navy officers from the Philippines was in South Korea last week for a joint visual inspection of an anti-submarine warship, Pohang-class corvette Andong.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link

Philippines' team visiting Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (Picture source: Twitter account of Max Montero)

ROKS Andong (PCC-771) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy.

Andong was launched on 30 April 1987 by Hanjin Heavy Industries in Busan. The vessel was commissioned on 7 November 1988 and decommissioned on 31 December 2020.

The Pohang-class corvette is a class of general-purpose corvettes operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. They have served in a coastal defense role during the late Cold War and post Cold War period. A total of 24 Pohang-class vessels were built, all constructed in South Korea. 10 vessels remain in service in the ROKN as of 2020.

The Pohang-class corvette has been designed to conduct coastal patrol and is equipped with combat weapon systems to perform anti-submarine, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft warfare operations. The ship has an empty displacement of 950 tons, a length of 88.3 m, a beam of 10 m, and a draft of 2.9m. She has a crew of 95 people including 10 officers.

Philippines could buy South Korean's Andong corvette (navyrecognition.com)

I am a bit taken aback.

The Philippines has many well-known yards, especially in the Subic Bay area where the US Naval Base was for many decades. They export many ships and sophisticated catamaran vessels, some for Australian market.

It is odd that they'd go for buying an older South Korean corvette (Pohang Class) when they could easily build far more advanced corvettes at home with not much outlay. These are thirty plus years old. Must be a giveaway price....