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COASTAL FORCES

Sin Hung patrol boats (1955-1970/1987)

1990

Names

2 units

Builders

North Korea: 2 units

Commissioned

1955-1970 // 1987: 2 units

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1990s: 2 units

 

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

25

Length, m

19.8

Breadth, m

3.40

Draught, m

1.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 M-50F diesels

Power, h. p.

2400

Max speed, kts

40

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

500(20)

Armament

2 x 2 - 14.5/89

Electronic equipment

type 351 radar

Complement

15

Project history: Former North Korean 'Sin Hung' class boats. Torpedo tubes were removed before transfer.

Modernizations: none

Naval service: No significant events.

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