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KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY NAVAL FORCE (NORTH KOREA)

COASTAL FORCES

'K48' large patrol craft (late 1950s)

1970

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(i)     North Korea     late 1950s discarded late 1980s
(ii)     North Korea     late 1950s discarded late 1980s
(iii)     North Korea     late 1950s discarded early 1990s
(iv)     North Korea     late 1950s discarded early 1990s
  

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

110

Length, m

38.1

Breadth, m

5.50

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

4000 - 5000

Max speed, kts

24

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/55 34K, 3 x 1 - 37/63 70K, (2 - 3) x 2 - 14.5/93

Sensors

Reya radar

Complement

 

Project history: Korean design.

Modernizations: none

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2016