 Sohn Won-yil-class submarine
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| History | |
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 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Kim Jwa-jin |
| Builder | DSME |
| Laid down | 2008 |
| Launched | 13 August 2018 |
| Acquired | 30 December 2014 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 2014 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-076 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sohn Won-yil-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| 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 |
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| Range |
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| Endurance | 84 days |
| Test depth | nearly 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Complement | 5 officers + 22 crew |
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ROKS Kim Jwa-jin (SS-076) is the fourth boat of the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the anarchist, Kim Jwa-jin.
Design
Main article: Type 214 submarineThere 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.
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 Kim Jwa-jin was launched on 13 August 2018 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 31 December 2014.
References
- "[단독] 국산 잠대지 미사일 서해 배치...사거리 300km". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- "'청산리 영웅' 김좌진 장군, 잠수함으로 부활". SBS NEWS (in Korean). 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- "DSME Launches 4th Type 214 1,800-ton SSK Submarine for ROK Navy". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
