Dolgorae-class submarine
The Dolgorae-class submarine (Hangul: 돌고래급 잠수정) was a type of midget submarine designed and acquired for the Republic of Korea Navy. All three units are now retired.
Dolgorae-class submarine | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Korea Takoma Shipyard |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Preceded by | Cosmos class |
| Succeeded by | Chang Bogo class |
| In commission | 1985–2016 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Midget submarine |
| Displacement | 175 tonnes (172 long tons) full load |
| Length | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 14 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament | 2 × 406 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes |
These midget submarines were the first South Korean submarines of any type. They were acquired primarily to obtain initial experience with the basics of operating a submarine force. The secondary mission to train surface ASW ships in the detection of North Korean midget submarines.
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