Sang-O class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sang-O |
| Operators: |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Preceded by: | Yugo class |
| Subclasses: | attack version, infiltration/reconnaissance version |
| In commission: | 1980s? |
| Completed: | 36? |
| Active: | 32 (August 2006) |
| Lost: | 1 captured by South Korea, possibly more |
| General characteristics (armed version) | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 370 tons (submerged) |
| Length: | 34m |
| Beam: | 3.8m |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric: 1 small diesel, 1 electric motor, 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 7.5kts surfaced, 7kts snorkeling, 9 kts submerged |
| Range: | 1500nm |
| Test depth: | 150 metres, capable of bottoming |
| Capacity: | 0 (10/11 in recce version) |
| Complement: | 15 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar civilian Furuno I-band radar Passive RWR/ESM/SIGINT Golf Ball radar Snoop Plate radar Sonar Trout Cheek sonar |
| Armament: | Two 21 inch torpedo tubes fitted with Russian 53-65 ASW torpedoes capable of minelaying |
| Notes: | Fitted with a snorkel |
The Sang-O class submarines are currently in use by North Korea, and are the country's largest home-built submarines units. A single unit was captured by the Republic of Korea Navy after it ran aground on 18 September 1996. The class is based on the Yugoslavian Heroj class submarines, albeit much stripped down, with vintage radar and sonar systems.
