Soho-class frigate

The Soho-class frigates was a class of naval warship in North Korea. The warship used a twin-hulled design, which is unusual for North Korea. As there is only one ship in the class, it is likely that the ship was purely experimental.

Class overview
Name: Soho Class frigate
Builders: Najin Shipyards[1]
Operators:  Korean People's Army Naval Force
Succeeded by: Nampo-class corvette
In commission: 1982-?
Planned: Unknown
Building: ?
Completed: 1
Retired: 1
General characteristics (as per Janes)
Type: Twin-hulled frigate
Displacement: 1640 tons full load
Length: 73.8 metres (242 ft)
Beam: 15.5 metres (51 ft)
Draught: 3.8 metres (12 ft)
Installed power: Unknown
Propulsion: Unknown
Speed: 23 kts
Range: Unknown
Complement: 190 [2]
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar
  • Surface search - Square Tie
  • Fire control - Drum Tilt
  • Sonar
  • Stag horn sonar; hull-mounted active search/attack
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 Chinese RW-23 Jug Pair (Watch Dog) ESM
Armament:
  • Missiles
  • four CSS-N-2 SSM;
  • Guns
  • One 100mm/56;
  • four 37mm/63 (2 twin);
  • four 25mm/60 (2 twin);
  • Anti-submarine mortars
  • Two RBU 1200 5-tube fixed launchers
Armour: Light
Aircraft carried: 1 Mil Mi-4 (seen onboard in 2000-2007[3]
Aviation facilities: landing platform for medium helicopter, no visible hangar
Notes: Twin-hulled design; continuous maindeck from stem to sternShips in class include: Experimental - only one built, Pennant number 823

In 2014 it was reported that the ship was retired and scrapped in 2009. The new light helicopter-carrier frigate of Nampo-class corvette has been designed as its replacement.[4]

References
  1. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships. p. 424.
  2. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships. p. 424.
  3. https://www.38north.org/2014/05/jbermudez051514/
  4. http://38north.org/2014/05/jbermudez051514/
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