Wonsan-class minelayer

Wonsan-class minelayer (Hangul 원산급 기뢰부설함, Hanja: 元山級機雷敷設艦) is a one-ship class of minelayers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy.

Class overview
Builders: HYUNDAI Heavy Industries
Operators:  Republic of Korea Navy
In commission: 1998–
Planned: 3
Completed: 1
General characteristics
Type: Minelayer
Displacement: 3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons) full load
Length: 104 m (341 ft 2 in)
Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion: Combined diesel and diesel 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA 6 diesels
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement: 160
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Signaal DA-08 air surveillance radar
  • - AN/SPS-10C navigation radar
  • - ST-1802 fire control radar
  • - Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite
Armament:
  • 1 × 76 mm cannon
  • 2 × 40L70K double-barreled 40 mm cannon
  • 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes
  • 500 mines

The Republic of Korea Navy planned to commission three Wonsan class mine layers. However, due to budget problems, only one was commissioned.

Ships in the class
Hull no.NameLaunchedCommissioned
MLS 560Wonsan19941998
MLS 570Nampo20152016 (planned)[1]
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References
  1. Chała, Marcin (August 2015). "Stawiacze min z Republiki Korei". Nowa Technika Wojskowa (in Polish).

See also
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