Wonsan-class minelayer
Wonsan-class minelayer (Hangul 원산급 기뢰부설함, Hanja: 元山級機雷敷設艦) is a one-ship class of minelayers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | HYUNDAI Heavy Industries |
| Operators: |
 Republic of Korea Navy |
| In commission: | 1998– |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minelayer |
| Displacement: | 3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 104 m (341 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draft: | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel and diesel 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA 6 diesels |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 160 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite |
| Armament: |
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The Republic of Korea Navy planned to commission three Wonsan class mine layers. However, due to budget problems, only one was commissioned.
Ships in the class
| Hull no. | Name | Launched | Commissioned |
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| MLS 560 | Wonsan | 1994 | 1998 |
| MLS 570 | Nampo | 2015 | 2016 (planned)[1] |
References
- Chała, Marcin (August 2015). "Stawiacze min z Republiki Korei". Nowa Technika Wojskowa (in Polish).
See also
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