North Korean Naval Force
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The Korean People's Army Naval Force was established on June 5, 1946. The navy strength in the 1990s was about 40,000 to 60,000; current strength is at about 46,000.
The North Korean navy is considered a brown-water navy and operates mainly within the 50 kilometre exclusion zone. The fleet is divided to east and west coast squadrons based on their operational bases. Due to the geographic barrier, squadrons cannot support each other in the case of war. The limited range of most ships means that even in peacetime, it is impossible for a ship on one coast to visit another.
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[edit] Bases
NKNF operates on both coast lines with major and minor bases:
Yellow Sea Fleet
- Namp'o
- Pip'a-got
- Sagot
- Ch'o-do
- Tasa-ri
East Sea Fleet
Some ships are domestically built at Wonsan and Namplo shipyards. Southern bases on each coasts are used to organize infiltrations into South Korea and Japan.
[edit] List of Equipment
- Frigates
- FF Soho class frigate - 1
- FFL Najin class frigate - 2
- Submarines
- Golf class submarine - none/retired?
- Romeo class submarine - 22
- Whiskey class submarine - 4
- Yugo class submarine - none/retired?
- Corvettes
- Sariwon class corvette - 4
- Tral class corvette - 2
- Missile Craft
- Soju class missile craft - 15
- OSA I class missile craft - 8
- Huangfeng class missile craft - 4
- Sohung class missile craft - 6
- Komar class missile craft - 10
- Torpedo Craft
- Shershen class torpedo craft - 3
- Sinnam class torpedo craft - 0
- Sin Hung class torpedo craft - 40
- P-4 class torpedo craft - 0
- Song class torpedo craft - 60
- Patrol Craft
- T class patrol craft - 0
- Mayang class patrol craft - 0
- Taechong I class patrol craft - 0
- Taechong II class patrol craft - 13
- Hainan class patrol craft - 6
- Chodo class patrol craft - 3
- Chongju class patrol craft - 6
- SO-1 class patrol craft - 18
- Shanghai II class patrol craft - 12
- supporting vessels such as landing ships and air cushion vessels - 335
- personnel landing craft - 200
- Hovercraft, capable of carrying up to 50 troops - 140
[edit] Weapons
naval guns
- SM-4-1
- M-1931/-37
- M-1992
- M-1937
[edit] Military branches
- Korean People's Army
- North Korea Ground Force
- North Korea Air Force
- North Korea Civil Security Forces
[edit] See also
- Comparative military ranks of Korea
- North Korea
- North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- Korean Demilitarized Zone
- List of Korea-related topics
- Nodong-1
- Military of South Korea
- North Korean Arms Industry
