| Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) Torpedo | |
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| Type | Torpedo |
| Place of origin | Republic of Korea |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) & LG Innotek |
| Designed | 1995 |
| Produced | 2004- |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,100 kg |
| Length | 2.7 m |
| Width | 0.48 m |
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| Operational range |
30 km |
| Speed | 35+ knots (63+ km/h) |
K731 Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) torpedo (Hangul: 백상어 어뢰) is a submarine launched torpedo developed by the Republic of Korea Navy in 2004. Production was delayed for an year after a program error in the guidance system resulted in 2 failed tests in 2003. This glitch was fixed while developing the Blue Shark torpedo, a more lightweight variant. Production cost for each torpedo is at about 950 million Won (790,000 USD).