Sariwon-class corvette
The Sariwon class corvette is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea.
 Aerial port side view of a North Korean Navy T-Class patrol combatant. T-8 Cheka was a Project 53 Fugas or Tral Class minesweeper built in 1938 for the Soviet Navy and transferred to North Korea in December 1953. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | PG Sariwon-Class |
| Builders: | Unknown - built somewhere in North Korea [1] |
| Operators: |
 KPA Naval Force |
| In service: | 1960s |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics (as per Janes) | |
| Type: | Corvette |
| Tonnage: | 450 tons |
| Displacement: | 650 tons full load |
| Length: | 61.5 metres (202 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 x diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | conventional |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | One, mounted on davits in break in superstructure |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | None - only 4 x 6lbs decoy RL |
| Armament: |
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| Notes: | Based on Soviet 1930s Fugas-class Tral-type minesweeper. Ships in class include: 611, 612, 613, 614, 671 |
The class is based on the Soviet Fugas-class Tral type fleet minesweepers, but were built in North Korea in the 1960s. It is believed five ships of this type are currently active in the Korean People's Navy.
Stationed on the east coast, these ships were likely built at either Mayang-do Naval Shipyards or Bong Dao Bo Shipyards in nearby Sinpo on the mainland.
See also
References
- Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. ISBN 9781591149552.
- Jane's Warship Recognition Guide 2006
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