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Frigate
Najin-class frigate is a frigate. It was built by Unknown, but built in North Korea ( Najin Shipyards ). Reported operators include KPA Naval Force.
North KoreaNajin-class frigate
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedUnknown, but built in North Korea ( Najin Shipyards )
KPA Naval Force
1971–1979
1973–present
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2+
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Frigate
1,600 long tons (1,600 t )
328 ft (100 m)
32.8 ft (10.0 m)
8.9 ft (2.7 m)
2x diesels; 15,000 bhp (11,000 kW); 2 shafts
26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
180
Radar Air search: Square Tie Surface search: Pot Head Navigation: Pot Drum Fire control: Drum Tilt Sonar Stag horn ; hull-mounted active search/attack sonar
Missiles : SSM - two SS-N-2 Styx or SS-N-25 Switchblade Guns 2 × 100 mm (4 in)/56 (single); 4 x 57 mm (2.2 in) (twin); twelve or four 30 mm (1 in)/66 (6 or 2 twin); 12 × 25 mm (0.98 in) machine guns (6 twin) Other : Two RBU 1200 five-tube fixed launchers Depth charges (two projectors, two racks) 30 mines
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 100 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 100 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Najin-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
North KoreaNavy exact named class holdings of Najin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / FFG. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. Family total is the sum of the separately printed nonoverlapping exact model components, each explicitly declared by its own source; no parent or sibling variant identity inferred. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.
Lower-bound count for Najin-class. Service scope: Korean People's Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2+. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.