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Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Terry Cosgrove · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source102.8 m (337 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship | Gotland-class submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Daewoo , Okpo[source] | Kockums[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy[source] | Swedish Navy[source] |
| Built | 1994–1996[source] | 1992–1996[source] |
| In commission | 1996–present[source] |
Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)[source]
Maximum; on AIP
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged on batteries
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h) on batteries; 5 knots (9.3 km/h) on AIP[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
5,440 shp
Single sourceDiesel-electric 4 × diesel engines each 2 × electric motors
Single sourceDiesel-electric 4 × diesel engines , 2,200 kW (2,950 bhp ) each 2 × electric motors, 4,060 kW (5,440 shp )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1996–present[source]
| Planned |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Submarine rescue ship[source] | Submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × controllable pitch propellers 3 × bow thrusters 2 × stern thrusters[source] | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCVPs 1 × deep submergence rescue vehicle[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Hull-mounted sonar[source] | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Platform for light helicopter[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source] | Sweden[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Västergötland class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Blekinge class[source] |
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