Class overview | |
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Builders: | HYUNDAI Heavy Industries |
Operators: | Republic of Korea Navy |
In commission: | 1998– |
Planned: | 3 |
Completed: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Minelayer |
Displacement: | 3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons) full load |
Length: | 104 m (341 ft 2 in) |
Beam: | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
Draft: | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion: | Combined diesel and diesel 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA 6 diesels |
Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Complement: | 160 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Signaal DA-08 air surveillance radar - AN/SPS-10C navigation radar - ST-1802 fire control radar - Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar |
Electronic warfare and decoys: |
ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite |
Armament: | • 1 × 76 mm cannon • 2 × 40L70K double-barreled 40 mm cannon • 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes • 500 mines |
Wonsan class minelayer (Hangul 원산급 기뢰부설함) is currently the only minelayer in the Republic of Korea Navy.
The Republic of Korea Navy planned to commission three Wonsan class mine layers. However, due to budget problems, only one was commissioned.
Hull no. | Name | Launched | Commissioned |
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MLS 560 | Wonsan | 1994 | 1998 |
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