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KOREA (NORTH)
SUBMARINES
SANG-O coastal submarines (1995-2008)
Photo
1996
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1995? | captured 18.9.1996? | ||||
| ii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1995? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| iii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1995? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| iv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1995? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| v | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| vi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| vii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| viii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| ix | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| x | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1996? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1997? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xiii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1997? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xiv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1997? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1998? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xvi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1998? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xvii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1998? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xviii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1999? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xix | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1999? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xx | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 1999? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2000? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2000? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxiii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2000? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxiv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2001? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2001? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxvi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2001? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxvii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2002? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxviii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2002? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxix | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2003? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxx | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2003? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2004? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2004? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxiii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2005? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxiv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2005? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxv | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2006? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxvi | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2006? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxvii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2007? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxviii | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2007? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xxxix | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2008? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xl | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2008? | in service (2019)? | ||||
| xli | Bong Dao Bo SY, Sinpo | 2008? | in service (2019)? |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t |
|
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 275 / 370 |
| Length, m | 34.0 |
| Breadth, m | 3.80 |
| Draught, m | 3.70 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 MTU diesel-generator / 1 electric motor |
| Power, h. p. | 300 / 200 |
| Max speed, kts | 7 / 9 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500(7) / |
| Armament | attack version: 2 - 533 TT (2 CHT-02D) or 4 - 533 TT (4 CHT-02D) transport version: 16 mines (external racks) |
| Military load | transport version: 15 commandos |
| Electronic equipment | Furuno radar, Feniks-M sonar, ECM suite |
| Complement | attack version: 19 transport version: 11 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 180 |
Standard scale images
2000
Graphics
1996
Project history
Small submarines for anti-ship, coastal defense duties, offensive minelaying and special forces insertion. At least some units were built without torpedoes in transport/minelaying variant.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
One special forces version submarine was captured off the South Korean south coast after stranding 17.9.1996.
