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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 3 of 3
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Length
Single source102.8 m (337 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Daewoo , Okpo[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Built | 1994–1996[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
| In commission | 1996–present[source] |
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[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]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[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]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
| Planned | — |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Active |
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| Type | Submarine rescue ship[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × controllable pitch propellers 3 × bow thrusters 2 × stern thrusters[source] | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[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] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Platform for light helicopter[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 205 submarine[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]