Chamsuri-class patrol boat

	Chamsuri-class patrol vessel of the Republic of Korea Navy
Class overview
Name	Chamsuri class
Builders	Korea Tacoma; Hanjin Heavy Industries;
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy; Bangladesh Navy; Ghana Navy; Kazakh Naval Forces; Philippine Navy; Timor Leste Defence Force;
Preceded by	Asheville class
Succeeded by	Gumdoksuri class
Subclasses	PKM 201 class; PKM 301 class;
Built	1970s–1980s
Completed	101
Active	52
Lost	3
Retired	49
Preserved	1
General characteristics as built (PKM 301 class)
Type	Patrol vessel
Displacement	113 t (111 long tons) light; 156 t (154 long tons) full load;
Length	33.10 m (108 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.92 m (22 ft 8 in)
Draft	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) max
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	31
Sensors and ; processing systems	Raytheon 1645 surface search radar
Armament	1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) gun; 2 × single Sea Vulcan 20 mm (0.79 in) Gatling guns; 2 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 Browning machine guns;

The Chamsuri class (Korean: 참수리급 고속정) (also known as the "Sea Dolphin" and "Wildcat" types) are patrol boats originally constructed for and operated by the Republic of Korea Navy. They first entered service in 1979, and they have since seen service with five other navies, of which the Philippine Navy is currently the largest import user. These boats were built by the Korea Tacoma, and Korea SB & Eng. Masan shipyards. In Korea, the Chamsuri-class boats are being retired and replaced by Gumdoksuri-class patrol vessels.

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