See 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.[2]
Gongju was launched on 21 September 1992 by Hanjin Heavy Industries. The vessel was commissioned on 31 July 1993.