ROKS Yi Cheon

ROKS Yi Cheon at Guam on 19 March 1999.
History
South Korea
Name
  • Yi Cheon
  • (이천)
  • Lee Chun
NamesakeYi Cheon
Ordered12 August 1976
BuilderDSME
Launched12 September 1991
Acquired30 April 1994
Commissioned20 June 1994
IdentificationSS-062
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeJang Bogo-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,180 t surfaced
  • 1,285 t submerged
Length55.9 m (183 ft 5 in)
Beam6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draft5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines
  • 1 Siemens electric motor
  • 1 shaft
  • 4,600 hp (3,400 kW)
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) submerged
Range11,300 nmi (20,900 km) surfaced at 4 knots (7.4 km/h)
Endurance50 days
Complement5 officers, 26 enlisted
Armament

ROKS Yi Cheon (SS-062) is the second ship of the Jang Bogo-class submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy, and was the second submarine to serve with the navy. She is one of Jang Bogo-class submarines to be built in South Korea.