Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship

The Cheonghaejin-class ASR (Hangul: 청해진급 잠수함 구조함; Hanja: 淸海鎭級潛水艦救助艦) is a submarine rescue ship class of the Republic of Korea Navy. Only one ship has been built in her class, ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR 21), in 1995. Its operations include rescuing trapped sailors in submarines, naval operation support for submarines, underwater research and mapping support, and recovery of sunk vessels. It is equipped with a deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) that operates up to 500 metres (1,600 ft), and a rescue chamber that holds up to nine people.

Class overview
Operators:	Republic of Korea Navy
Built:	1995
In service:	1995 - present
Completed:	1
Active:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Submarine rescue ship
Tonnage:	4,300 tons
Length:	102.8 m (337 ft)
Beam:	16.4 m (54 ft)
Draught:	4.6 m (15 ft)
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range:	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Crew:	140
Armament:	6 × 12.7mm machine gun

Once all nine Son Wonil-class submarines are delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy, another ASR ship of the same class is planned to be built.

• Notable operations
  • salvaged a North Korean Yugo-class submarine in 1998
  • salvaged Chamsuri-class patrol boat #357 that was sunk during the naval clash in 2002 with North Korea

Pennant number	Name	Launched	Commissioned
ASR 21	ROKS Cheonghaejin (청해진)	1995	1991

Cheonghaejin from the bow