Najin class frigate
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Najin class frigate (531) |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| In commission: | 1973 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1500 tons full load |
| Length: | 102m |
| Beam: | 10m |
| Draught: | 2.7m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels (likely M503A), 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 24 kts |
| Range: | 4000 miles at 13 kts |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
>1 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar Air search: Square Tie Surface search: Pot Head Navigation: Pot Drum Fire control: Drum Tilt Sonar Stag horn; hull-mounted active search/attack sonar |
| Armament: | Missiles SSM - two CSS-N-1 Guns two 100mm/56; four 57mm/80 (two twin); twelve or four 30mm/66 (6 or 2 twin); 12 25mm machine guns (6 twin) A/S warfare Two RBU 1200 five-tube fixed launchers Depth charges (two projectors, two racks) 30 mines |
| Armour: | Unknown/light |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: 531, 591 |
The North Korean Najin-class frigates are some of the largest vessels in the Korean People's Navy. They bear a striking resemblance to ex-Soviet Kola class frigates, which they may be based on. They were built in North Korea as an attempt at a blue-water navy, however their vintage equipment (most from the 1950s) precluded their usefulness in any combat situation. They are unable to coordinate their gunfire, and the ship must be at or near a complete halt to use its full sensor array.
