ROKS Sohn Won-yil

ROKS Sohn Won-yil during Foal Eagle 2008
History
South Korea
Name
  • Sohn Won-yil
  • (손원일)
NamesakeSohn Won-yil
BuilderHyundai
Laid downOctober 2002
Launched9 June 2006
Acquired26 December 2007
Commissioned28 December 2007
IdentificationPennant number: SS-072
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeSohn Won-yil-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,690 t (1,660 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 1,860 t (1,830 long tons) (submerged)
Length65 m (213 ft 3 in)
Beam6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, fuel cell AIP, low noise skew back propeller
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged
Range
  • 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) (surfaced)
  • 420 nmi (780 km; 480 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged)
  • 1,248 nmi (2,311 km; 1,436 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Endurance84 days
Test depthnearly 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement5 officers + 22 crew
Armament

ROKS Sohn Won-yil (SS-072) is the lead boat of the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the admiral, Sohn Won-yil.

Design

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Main article: Type 214 submarine

There are media reports that the Sohn Won-yil is equipped with eight 533 mm torpedo tubes, and that South Korea will mount a Korean Tomahawk missile, Hyunmoo-3, with a range of 500 km. It is said that they are also developing versions with a range of 1000 km and 1500 km, but there was no confirmation of whether this version could be mounted on a 533mm torpedo tube. Originally, the American Tomahawk missile was conceptually designed to be launched from a 533mm torpedo tube. Korea has also recently succeeded in localizing it.

The Cheonryong missile with a range of 500 km has been installed in the Sohn Won-yil-class and has been deployed and is in operation.[1]

Germany, which exported the Sohn Won-yil-class (class 214), is using a Type 212 submarine that uses the same AIP system with the same displacement. It has a range of 20 km, and is equipped with four 533 mm torpedo tube, and is capable against air, surface, and submarine targets.

Construction and career

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ROKS Sohn Won-yil was launched on 9 June 2006 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and commissioned on 28 December 2007.[2][3]

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  • ROKS Sohn Won-yil and USS Nimitz on 28 February 2008
    ROKS Sohn Won-yil and USS Nimitz on 28 February 2008

References

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  1. ^ "[단독] 국산 잠대지 미사일 서해 배치...사거리 300km". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ^ "South Korea to Order 5 More U-214 AIP Submarines to Bridge to Indigenous Boats". Defense Industry Daily. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ 입력: 2007.12.28 16:22 (2007-12-28). "1800t급 잠수함 '손원일함' 28일 실전배치". www.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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