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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
KOREA (SOUTH)
COASTAL FORCES
SUSEONG large patrol craft (1944/1952)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 수성 [Suseong] (ex-PCS1426) | 201 | Hiltebrant, Kingston, USA | 3.1943 | 31.8.1943 | 4.1944 // 1952 | to USA 1963 | |
| 금성 [Geumseong] (ex-PCS1445) | 202 | San Diego Marine, USA | 1.1943 | 19.6.1943 | 3.1944 // 5.1952 | to USA early 1970s | |
| 목성 [Mokseong] (ex-PCS1446) | 203 | San Diego Marine, USA | 1.1943 | 21.7.1943 | 4.1944 // 1952 | to USA early 1970s | |
| 화성 [Hwaseong] (ex-PCS1448) | 205 | San Diego Marine, USA | 4.1943 | 14.6.1944 | 11.1944 // 6.1952 | to USA early 1970s |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 251 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 278 |
| Length, m | 39.6 wl 41.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.47 |
| Draught, m | 2.36 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 800 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | presumably SF or SO or SU radar, QHA sonar |
| Complement | 57 |
Project history
Former USN PCS 136ft submarine chasers with wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
