Sariwon-class corvette

The Sariwon class corvette is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea.

Aerial port side view of a North Korean Navy T-Class patrol combatant. T-8 Cheka was a Project 53 Fugas or Tral Class minesweeper built in 1938 for the Soviet Navy and transferred to North Korea in December 1953.
Class overview
Name: PG Sariwon-Class
Builders: Unknown - built somewhere in North Korea [1]
Operators:  KPA Naval Force
In service: 1960s
Completed: 5
Active: 5
General characteristics (as per Janes)
Type: Corvette
Tonnage: 450 tons
Displacement: 650 tons full load
Length: 61.5 metres (202 ft)
Beam: 7.5 metres (25 ft)
Draught: 2.4 metres (7.9 ft)
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:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
None - only 4 x 6lbs decoy RL
Armament:
  • Four 57 mm/80 (2 twin);
  • Four 37 mm/6 (2 twin);
  • 16 14.5 mm machine guns (4 quad);
  • Two depth charge rails;
  • 30 RBU-1200 mines
Notes: Based on Soviet 1930s Fugas-class Tral-type minesweeper. Ships in class include: 611, 612, 613, 614, 671

The class is based on the Soviet Fugas-class Tral type fleet minesweepers, but were built in North Korea in the 1960s. It is believed five ships of this type are currently active 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.

See also

References

  • Jane's Warship Recognition Guide 2006


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