Dolgorae-class submarine
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 & processing systems |
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| Armament | 2 × 406 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes |
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.
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.