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TAEPUNGYANG 2 patrol ship (1998)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
태평양 2 [Taepungyang 2] 3002   Hyundai, Ulsan     31.10.1998 in service (2019)
  

Displacement standard, t

3000

Displacement full, t

3860

Length, m

110.5

Breadth, m

15.4

Draught, m

4.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Sangyong-Burmeister & Wain 16V28/32 diesels

Power, h. p.

11800

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil 650

Endurance, nm(kts) 8500(15)

Armament

1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan, 6 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

120

Project history: Has firefighting, towing, oil-spill containment, and salvage equipment. Hull sides are heavily reinforced with rubbing strakes.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Taepungyang 2 2006

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