Another South Korean submarine KSS-2 will be launched in April
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The seventh non-nuclear submarine for the Republic of Korea Naval Forces, being built at the shipyard of the Hyundai Heavy Industries association, will be launched this April, reports MIC with reference to the message of the representative of the company.
"The submarine with a displacement of more than 1700 tons, designed by KSS-2, will be named after the hero of the struggle for the liberation of Korea from the Japanese invaders Hon Bom Prior and the airborne number 079," the source said.
Total South Korean the fleet It is planned to transfer 9 such submarines. The submarine is being built in the city of Ulsan in the southeast of Kazakhstan. It has already completed the construction of 4 boats. To accelerate the completion of the entire series, the capacities of the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard were also involved.
Help "MIC": “Submarines of the KSS-2 project have a length of 65 meters and a width of about 6 meters. The ships are built using low-noise technologies and equipped with a combined anaerobic (air independent) power plant. In a submerged position, the submarine can reach speeds up to 20 nodes. The crew consists of 40 people. The submarine has eight 533-mm torpedo tubes, the design of which allows the use of not only torpedoes, but also various modifications of cruise missiles: ship-to-ship and ship-to-ground types. ”
Kadrun / vpk.name
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