 Sohn Won-yil-class submarine |
| History |
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 South Korea |
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| Name | |
| Namesake | Hong Beom-do |
| Builder | Hyundai |
| Laid down | 2011 |
| Launched | 5 April 2016 |
| Acquired | 19 January 2018 |
| Commissioned | 23 January 2018 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-079 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Sohn Won-yil-class submarine |
| Displacement | - 1,690 t (1,660 long tons) (surfaced)
- 1,860 t (1,830 long tons) (submerged)
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| Length | 65 m (213 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, fuel cell AIP, low noise skew back propeller |
| Speed | - 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
- 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
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| Range | - 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) (surfaced)
- 420 nmi (780 km; 480 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged)
- 1,248 nmi (2,311 km; 1,436 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
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| Endurance | 84 days |
| Test depth | nearly 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Complement | 5 officers + 22 crew |
| Armament | |
ROKS Hong Beom-do (SS-079) is the seventh boat of the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean independence activist, Hong Beom-do.
Design
There are media reports that the Sohn Won-yil is equipped with eight 533 mm torpedo tubes, and that South Korea will mount a Korean Tomahawk missile, Hyunmoo-3, with a range of 500 km. It is said that they are also developing versions with a range of 1000 km and 1500 km, but there was no confirmation of whether this version could be mounted on a 533mm torpedo tube. Originally, the American Tomahawk missile was conceptually designed to be launched from a 533mm torpedo tube. Korea has also recently succeeded in localizing it.
The Cheonryong missile with a range of 500 km has been installed in the Sohn Won-yil-class and has been deployed and is in operation.[1]
Germany, which exported the Sohn Won-yil-class (class 214), is using a Type 212 submarine that uses the same AIP system with the same displacement. It has a range of 20 km, and is equipped with four 533 mm torpedo tube, and is capable against air, surface, and submarine targets.
Construction and career
ROKS Hong Beom-do was launched on 5 April 2016 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 23 January 2018.[2]
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