Engineering:ROKS Yu Gwan-sun (SS-078)
 Sohn Won-yil-class submarine
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 South Korea
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| Namesake: | Yu Gwan-sun |
| Builder: | DSME |
| Laid down: | 2010 |
| Launched: | 7 May 2015 |
| Acquired: | 10 July 2017 |
| Commissioned: | 11 July 2017 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: SS-078 |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class and type: | Sohn Won-yil-class submarine |
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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 |
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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 Yu Gwan-sun (SS-078) is the sixth boat of the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean independence activist, Yu Gwan-sun.
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 Yu Gwan-sun was launched on 7 May 2015 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 11 July 2017.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "[단독 국산 잠대지 미사일 서해 배치...사거리 300km"] (in ko). https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&oid=052&aid=0000338880&sid1=001.
- ↑ "Navy Takes Delivery of 1,800-Ton Submarine" (in en). http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/11/2017071101005.html.
- ↑ "KBS NEWS". 2012-02-29. http://news.kbs.co.kr/politics/2010/09/10/2158547.html.
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