Dolgorae-class submarine
Class overview | |
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Builders: | Korea Takoma Shipyard |
Operators: |
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Preceded by: | Cosmos class |
Succeeded by: | Chang Bogo class |
In commission: | 1985– |
Completed: | 3 |
Active: | 2 |
Retired: | 1 |
Preserved: | 1 SSM-051 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Midget submarine |
Displacement: | 175 tonnes (172 long tons) full load |
Length: | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Beam: | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement: | 14 |
Sensors and processing systems: | STN Atlas hull-mounted sonar Pilkington CK34 search periscope |
Armament: | 2 × 406mm torpedo tubes |
The Dolgorae class submarine (Hangul: 돌고래급 잠수정) is a type of midget submarine designed and acquired for the ROK Navy. There are currently two operational units in service.
These midget submarines were the first South Korean submarines of any type. They were acquired primarily to obtain initial experience with the basics of operating a submarine force. The secondary mission to train surface ASW ships in the detection of North Korean midget submarines.
With the Type 209 project completed there is less need for these submarines. In November 2011, South Korea unveiled plans for a new mini-sub designated KSS-500A.
Ships in the class
Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
ROKS SSM-051 | Korea Takoma Shipyard | 2 April 1982 | 2003 | Retired | |
ROKS SSM-052 | Korea Takoma Shipyard | 1990 | Active | ||
ROKS SSM-053 | Korea Takoma Shipyard | 1991 | Active |
See also
- ROK Navy
References
- The information in this article is based on that in its Korean equivalent.
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