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VIETNAM PEOPLE'S NAVY (VIETNAM)

COASTAL FORCES

I-SILC-Viet submersible torpedo boats (1996-1997)

Names

2 units

Builders

North Korea: 2 units

Commissioned

1996-1997: 2 units

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2019): 2 units

 

 

Displacement standard, t

22

Displacement full, t

30

Length, m

17.0

Breadth, m

3.30

Draught, m

 

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

 

Max speed, kts

40

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

2 - 324 TT

Sensors

 

Complement

4 + 4 swimmers

Project history: Semi-submersible boats of North Korean 'Taedong-B' design.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019