Sariwon-class corvette
Appearance
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Aerial port side view of a North Korean Navy T-Class patrol combatant. The unit was built in 1938 for the Soviet Navy and transferred to North Korea during the mid-1950's.[citation needed]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Sariwon |
Builders | Unknown - built somewhere in North Korea [1] |
Operators | Korean People's Navy |
In service | 1960s |
Completed | 5 |
Active | 5 |
General characteristics (as per Janes) | |
Type | Corvette |
Tonnage | 450 tons |
Displacement | 650 tons full load |
Length | 61.5m |
Beam | 7.5 m |
Draught | 2.4 m |
Installed power | 2 x diesel engines |
Propulsion | conventional |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Range | 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | One, mounted on davits in break in superstructure |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | None - only 4 x 6lbs decoy RL |
Armament |
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Notes | Based on Soviet 1930s Tral-class minesweeper.Ships in class include: 611, 612, 613, 614, 671 |
The Sariwon class corvette is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea. They are based on the Soviet Tral class fleet minesweepers, but were built in North Korea in the 1960s. There are currently five active ships of this type in the Korean People's Navy.
Stationed on the east coast, these ships were likely built at either Mayang-do Naval Shipyards or Bong Dao Bo Shipyards in nearby Sinpo on the mainland.
References
- Jane's Warship Recognition Guide 2006
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