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REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY (SOUTH KOREA)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

TAEPUNGYANG 9 patrol ships (2010-2015)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
태평양 9 [Taepungyang 9] 3009   Hyundai, Ulsan   18.9.2009 18.3.2010 in service (2019)
태평양 10 [Taepungyang 10] 3010   Hyundai, Ulsan   4.4.2010 25.8.2010 in service (2019)
태평양 11 [Taepungyang 11] 3011   STX, Jinhae   15.3.2012 4/2012 in service (2019)
태평양 12 [Taepungyang 12] 3012   Hyundai, Ulsan     10/2012 in service (2019)
태평양 13 [Taepungyang 13] 3013   STX, Jinhae     2015 in service (2019)
태평양 15 [Taepungyang 15] 3015   STX, Jinhae     2015 in service (2019)
  

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

4200

Length, m

113.7

Breadth, m

14.2

Draught, m

4.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 MTU 20V1163 TB94 diesels

Power, h. p.

39690

Max speed, kts

30

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

3009, 3010, 3012, 3013, 3015: 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 helicopter (AS-565)

3011: 1 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 helicopter (AS-565)

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

61

Project history: Have 2 water monitors for firefighting. Are equipped with a helicopter deck and carry towing, oil-spill containment, and salvage equipment. Fitted with two 750-kw electric motors for slow-speed operations.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2018-19