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Submarine class
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/Dolgorae-class_submarine.jpg/300px-Dolgorae-class_submarine.jpg) Dolgorae-class submarine
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Class overview
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Builders
| Korea Takoma Shipyard
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Operators
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Republic of Korea Navy
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Preceded by
| Cosmos class
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Succeeded by
| Chang Bogo
class
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In commission
| 1985–2016
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Completed
| 3
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Retired
| 3
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Preserved
| 1
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General characteristics
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Type
| Midget submarine
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Displacement
| 175 tonnes (172 long tons) full load
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Length
| 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
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Beam
| 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
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Speed
| 16
knots
(30 km/h; 18 mph)
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Complement
| 14
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Sensors and
processing systems
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Armament
| 2 × 406 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes
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The
Dolgorae-class submarine
(
Hangul
: 돌고래級 潛水艇) was a type of
midget submarine
designed and acquired for the
Republic of Korea Navy
. All three units are now retired.
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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.
Replacement
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In November 2011, South Korea unveiled plans for a new mini-sub designated KSS-500A. In September 2015,
Jane's.com
reported that
Hyundai Heavy Industries
started construction of a single 40 m (130 ft) long HDS-400 mini submarine for an unnamed naval customer.
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Ships in the class
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In November 2017, SSM-051 was opened as a
museum ship
in the new
Seoul Battleship Park
beside the
Han River
in western
Seoul
.
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References
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