ROKS Cheonan 2010
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | ROKS Cheonan | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 2010 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | corvette | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Fire or explosion | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): explosion |
| Nationality / flag | South Korea | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Republic of Korea Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | ROKS Cheonan sinking | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Yellow Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | North Korea | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 24 km from land |
| Position | 37.9292, 124.6006 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), commissioned in 1989. On 26 March 2010, she broke in two following an explosion and sank near the sea border with North Korea, killing 46 sailors. An investigation conducted by an international team of experts from South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden concluded that Cheonan was sunk by a torpedo launched by a North Korean Yeono-class midget submarine.
Diving & visiting
ROKS Cheonan is now a museum ship at the Pyeongtaek Naval Base. She is stationed near the patrol boat ROKS PKM 357 that was sunk in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong.
Location
- Recorded position: 37.9292, 124.6006 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Yellow Sea
- Nearest coast: North Korea
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) (revision 1379781998), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Museum ship”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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