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KOREA (SOUTH)
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KSS III submarines
Ships
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 도산안창호 [Doosan Ahn Chang] | 083 | Daewoo, Okpo | 17.5.2016 | 14.9.2018 | 2020 | building (2019) |
| 손병희 [Son Byung Hee] | 085 | Daewoo, Okpo | 1.7.2016 | 2018 | 2020 | building (2019) |
| 이동녕 [Dong Ning] | 086 | Hyundai, Ulsan | 30.6.2017 | 2019 | 2021 | building (2019) |
| 이봉창 [Lee Bong Chang] | 087 | Daewoo, Okpo | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | ordered (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 3000 / 3600 |
| Length, m | 83.5 |
| Breadth, m | 9.60 |
| Draught, m | 7.62 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor / AIP |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | 12 / 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000 |
| Armament | 1 x 6 Cheong Ryong CruM (VLS, 6 Cheong Ryong), 8 - 533 TT (bow, 16, inc. Sub-Harpoon SSM (4 UGM-84C instead of 4 torpedoes), Baeksangeo) |
| Electronic equipment | radar, sonar suite, ECM suite, TACM torpedo decoy launcher, CCS |
| Complement | 42 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 350 |
Project history
Domestic design KSSIII, batch I. Submarines will be equipped with AIP and armed with Cheong Ryong cruise (Batch I) or Hyonmoo-2 short-range ballistic (Batch II) missiles. Batch II will also have 10 vertical silos instead of 6 on batch I. Submarines of Batch III will revert to 6 silos but can receive nuclear propulsion.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
