ROKS ''Shin Dol-seok'' (SS-082) is the ninth boat of the
''Sohn Won-yil''-class submarine
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in the
Republic of Korea Navy
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. She is named after the
general
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,
Shin Dol-seok.
Design
There are media reports that the ''Sohn Won-yil'' is equipped with eight 533 mm torpedo tubes, and that South Korea will mount a Korean Tomahawk missile,
Hyunmoo-3, with a range of 500 km. It is said that they are also developing versions with a range of 1000 km and 1500 km, but there was no confirmation of whether this version could be mounted on a 533mm torpedo tube. Originally, the American Tomahawk missile was conceptually designed to be launched from a 533mm torpedo tube. Korea has also recently succeeded in localizing it.
The Cheonryong missile with a range of 500 km has been installed in the ''Sohn Won-yil''-class and has been deployed and is in operation.
Germany, which exported the ''Sohn Won-yil''-class (
class 214), is using a
Type 212 submarine that uses the same
AIP system with the same displacement. It has a range of 20 km, and is equipped with four 533 mm torpedo tube, and is capable against air, surface, and submarine targets.
Construction and career
ROKS ''Shin Dol-seok'' was
launched on 7 September 2017 by
Hyundai Heavy Industries
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History
HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division ...
and
commissioned on 31 January 2020.
In May 2022, the ROKN announced that the ''Shin Dol-seok'' and the
Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
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,
ROKS ''Marado'' LPH-6112, will take part in the
RIMPAC 2022.
References
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Attack submarines
2017 ships
Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Type 214 submarines