ROKS Lee Beom-seok

	ROKS Lee Beom-seok (SS-081) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during RIMPAC 2024
History
South Korea
Name	Lee Beom-seok ; (이범석);
Namesake	Lee Beom-seok
Builder	DSME
Laid down	2012
Launched	8 November 2016
Acquired	9 May 2019
Commissioned	13 May 2019
Identification	Pennant number: SS-081
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Sohn Won-yil-class submarine
Displacement	1,690 t (1,660 long tons) (surfaced); 1,860 t (1,830 long tons) (submerged);
Length	65 m (213 ft 3 in)
Beam	6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, fuel cell AIP, low noise skew back propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged;
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) (surfaced); 420 nmi (780 km; 480 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (submerged); 1,248 nmi (2,311 km; 1,436 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged);
Endurance	84 days
Test depth	nearly 400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	5 officers + 22 crew
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes; 4 Sub-Harpoon missile-capable;

ROKS Lee Beom-seok (SS-081) is the eighth boat of the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Korean independence activist, Lee Beom-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.^[1]

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 Lee Beom-seok was launched on 8 November 2016 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 13 May 2019.^[2]

References

^ "[단독] 국산 잠대지 미사일 서해 배치...사거리 300km". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
^ 김귀근 (2016-11-08). "항일무장투쟁 이범석 장군, 1천800t급 잠수함으로 부활(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.

[1] "[단독] 국산 잠대지 미사일 서해 배치...사거리 300km". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.

[2] 김귀근 (2016-11-08). "항일무장투쟁 이범석 장군, 1천800t급 잠수함으로 부활(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-11.

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