Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. botó el que es el 5º submarinos clase KSS-2 para la Armada de Corea del Sur, el Yun Bong-gil...
Se trata de un semergible de la clase KSS-2, o sea, es un Tipo 214 que, a su vez, deriva del diseño alemán Tipo 212.
Las características principales del KSS-2 son un desplazamiento de 1800 toneladas, una eslora de 65 mts y una manga de 6,3 mts. Puede desarrollar una velocidad máxima de 20 nudos y bajar hasta 400 mts de profundidad. Su tripulación está compuesta de 40 personas.
S. Korea launches 5th 1,800-ton-class attack submarine
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched its fifth 1,800-ton-class attack submarine on Thursday as part of efforts to boost its underwater warfare capabilities against North Korean submarines, the Navy said.
The 214-class submarine, named after famous independence fighter Yun Bong-gil (1908-1932) and manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., will be delivered to the Navy in late 2015 and commissioned the next year, a Navy officer said.
The ship is armed with indigenous ship-to-ship cruise missiles named Haeseong, or Sea Star, torpedoes and mines for anti-submarine warfare. The cruise missiles with a maximum range of 1,500 kilometers are capable of carrying out precision strikes against enemies' key facilities, he noted.
The sub's maximum underwater speed is 20 knots, which enables it to ply between South Korea and Hawaii without refueling
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