Chamsuri-class patrol boat

Chamsuri-class Patrol Vessels of the Republic of Korea Navy
Class overview
Name: Chamsuri-class patrol boat
Builders: Korea Tacoma
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hanjin Heavy Industries
Operators:  Republic of Korea Navy
 Bangladesh Navy
 Ghana Navy
 Kazakhstan Navy
 Philippine Navy
East Timor Timor Leste Defence Force
Preceded by: Asheville-class gunboat
Succeeded by: Gumdoksuri-class patrol vessel
Completed: over 100
Active: 67
Lost: 1
Retired: 39
Preserved: 4
General characteristics
Type:Patrol Vessel
Displacement:170 tonnes (167 long tons)
Length:37 m (121 ft 5 in)
Beam:7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft:1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:CODAD, 2 × MTU MD538 TU90 Diesel Engine
Speed:37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range:7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems:		STX RadarSys SPS-100k surface search radar
Saab CEROS fire radar and optronic sight
Electronic warfare
and decoys:		2 × KDAGAIE Mk2 decoys
Armament:1 × Bofors 40 mm gun
2 × Sea Vulcan 20mm gatling guns
1 × Simbad SAM[1]
(South Korean model)

Chamsuri-class patrol vessels (Hangul: 참수리급 고속정) are naval boats that function as patrol boats. These entered service with the South Korean navy in the 1970s, and have since seen service with three other navies, of which the Philippine Navy is currently the largest non-South Korean user.

These boats were built by the Hanjin Industrial SB, Chinhae, and Korea SB & Eng. Masan shipyards.[2]

These boats, also referred to as "PKM", were built in two batches: the 201 series, and the more heavily armed 301 series. Early PKM 201 series boats were initially armed with one 40-mm Bofors 60-cal Mk.3, one twin 30-mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30, and two 20-mm 70-cal. Mk. 10 AA. Late PKM 201 boats were armed with one twin 30mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30 AA, one or two single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA, and two single 12.7-mm machine guns. The PKM 301 boats were armed with one 40mm 60-cal Bofors AA in a fully enclosed mount, two single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA, and two single 12.7mm machine guns.[2]

The Chamsuri class boats are slowly being retired as newer, more capable patrol craft enter South Korean navy service.

Users

BRP Dioniso Ojeda (PG-117) of the Philippine Navy

In Bangladeshi service

The Bangladesh Navy operates four PKMs. The first two (P1011 and P1012) were transferred from South Korea in 2000. Another two (P1013 & P1014) entered service in 2004.[4]

In Timorese service

One naval and two coast guard units were transferred by South Korea to the Naval Component of East Timor's F-FDTL in September 2011,[5] apparently on the basis of a transfer agreement signed in Seoul the previous month.[6] They have been rechristened Kamenassa, Dili and Hera, respectively. Sub-class and original pennant numbers are currently unknown.

In Ghanaian service

One vessel was transferred in 2011.

In Kazakh service

Kazakhstan received three PKMs in 2006. These were purchased for a token amount of $100 per ship.[7]

In Philippine service

At least eight PKMs were transferred to the Philippines. The first five, PKM 225, 226, 229, 231, and 235, were transferred in 1995. Four were commissioned the following year, with one (ex-PKM 235) cannibalized for spare parts. Another unit was transferred in 1998.[8] An additional two ships, PKM 223 and PKM 232,[9] were acquired in 2006.[10]

PKMs in Philippine Navy service are collectively referred to as the Tomas Batillo class, named after Filipino officers and soldiers who served with distinction during the Korean War. These are listed below:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ South Korean navy deploys Mistral
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Google Books. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "List of commissioned ships". Philippine Fleet Website. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Sea Dolphin Class Fast Attack Craft (Gun)". bdmilitary.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  5. ↑ "East Timor Naval Force Receives Three Patrol Vessels from South Korea". RP Defense. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  6. ↑ "S Korea hands over decommissioned patrol boats to Timor Leste". Xinhua News (english service). Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Korea Sells Old Naval Patrol Ships for US$300". The Chosun llbo. 2006-02-27. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  8. ↑ "PKM 200 Sea Dolphin (Wild Cat) class patrol boats". Jane's. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Photograph". Yonhap News. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  10. ↑ "Modernization projects". AFP Modernization Office. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  11. ↑ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Google Books. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  12. ↑ "Malaysia-Philippine naval exercises boost border security". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Events". Philippine Fleet Website. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  14. ↑ "Patrol gunboat is latest addition to Navy’s inventory". Philippine Navy Naval Public Affairs Office. 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-29.

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