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Diesel-electric submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (SS-083)

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Classification

Ship class:
Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine
Type:
Attack submarine (SSN, SSK)

Basic information

Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME)Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME)
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Launched

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,358 t
Submerged displacement:
3,750 t
Length:
83.5 m
Beam:
9.6 m
Draft:
7.62 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • Diesel-electric, low noise skew back propeller
  • 4 * Bumhan Industry PH1 PEM fuel cell each with 150 kW
Speed:
12 knots
Submerged speed:
20 knots

Personnel

Complement:
50

Combat assets

Armament:
  • 6 * 533 millimetres torpedo tubes (Tiger Shark torpedo and Harpoon)
  • 6 * VLS tubes (Cruise and ballistic missile)

ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (SS-083) is the first attack submarine of the Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine for the Republic of Korea Navy. Launched on September 14, 2018. Now it is at the stage of sea trials, before being handed over to the South Korean Navy.

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