Soho-class frigate
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Name | Soho Class frigate |
Builders | Najin Shipyards[1] |
Operators | Korean People's Navy |
Succeeded by | Nampo-class corvette |
In commission | 1982–2009 |
Planned | Unknown |
Building | ? |
Completed | 1 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics (as per Janes) | |
Type | Twin-hulled frigate |
Displacement | 1640 tons full load |
Length | 73.8 metres (242 ft) |
Beam | 15.5 metres (51 ft) |
Draught | 3.8 metres (12 ft) |
Installed power | Unknown |
Propulsion | diesel |
Speed | 23 kts |
Range | Unknown |
Complement | 190 [1] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Chinese RW-23 Jug Pair (Watch Dog) ESM |
Armament |
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Armour | Light |
Aircraft carried | 1 Mil Mi-4 (seen on board in 2000–2007[2] |
Aviation facilities | landing platform for medium helicopter, no visible hangar |
Notes | Twin-hulled design; continuous maindeck from stem to sternShips in class include: Experimental – only one built, Pennant number 823 |
The Soho-class frigates was a class of naval warship in North Korea. The warship used a twin-hulled design, which is unusual for North Korea. As there is only one ship in the class, it is likely that the ship was purely experimental.
In 2014 it was reported that the ship was retired and scrapped in 2009. The new light helicopter-carrier frigate of Nampo-class corvette has been designed as its replacement.[2]
Citations
- ^ a b The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships. p. 424.
- ^ a b "New North Korean Helicopter Frigates Spotted". 38 North. May 15, 2014.
References
- Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World. Naval Institute Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.