ROKS ''Shin Dol-seok'' (SS-082) is the ninth boat of the ''Sohn Won-yil''-class

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in the

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. She is named after the

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Shin Dol-seok Shin Dol-seok () was a Korean general of a Righteous Army that fought against the Japanese army in the early 20th century. He was born in Yeonghae (now Yeongdeok), North Gyeongsang Province. Military career Righteous armies emerged in the afterma ...

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,

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, 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 The German Type 212 class (German: U-Boot-Klasse 212 A), also Italian ''Todaro'' class, is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German and Italian navies. It features diesel propulsion and an a ...

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

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and commissioned on 31 January 2020. In May 2022, the ROKN announced that the ''Shin Dol-seok'' and the

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, ROKS ''Marado'' LPH-6112, will take part in the RIMPAC 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shin Dol-seok Attack submarines 2017 ships Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Type 214 submarines