GNS Stephen Otu information

History
South Korea
Name	PKM 237
Builder	Korea Tacoma, Chinghae
Commissioned	1982
Decommissioned	2008
Fate	Transferred to Ghana
Ghana
Name	Stephen Otu
Namesake	Stephen Otu
Acquired	2011
Commissioned	21 January 2011
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Chamsuri-class patrol boat
Displacement	113 t (111 long tons) light 156 t (154 long tons) full load
Length	33.10 m (108 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
Draft	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU MD538 TU90 diesel engines 2 propellers
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	31
Sensors and processing systems	1 × STX RadarSys SPS-100k surface search radar 1 × Saab CEROS fire radar and optronic sight
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × KDAGAIE Mk2 decoys
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm gun 2 × Sea Vulcan (late model)

GNS Stephen Otu is a Chamsuri-class offshore patrol vessel in service with the Ghana Navy. The vessel was originally built by Korea Tacoma for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) as ROKS PKM 237 . In 2011, PKM 237, was transferred to the Ghanaian Navy and renamed Stephen Otu as a donation. The vessel's primary purposes include maritime domain awareness, law enforcement, vessel inspection, naval development, search and rescue, and small boat maintenance. Various illicit activities the vessel is designed to prevent within Ghanaian territorial waters include piracy, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, drug trafficking, and oil bunkering.