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Nampo-class minelayer

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ROKS Nampo
Class overview
NameNampo class
BuildersHyundai Heavy Industries
Operators Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded byWonsan class
In commission2017–present
Completed1
Active1
General characteristics
TypeMinelayer
Displacement3,000 t (empty), 4,240 t (full load)[1]
Length114 m (374 ft 0 in)[1]
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)[1]
Height28 m (91 ft 10 in)[1]
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (max)[1]
Complement120[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

Nampo-class minelayer (Korean남포급 기뢰부설함; Hanja南浦級機雷敷設艦) or MLS-II (Mine Laying Ship-II) is a new class of anti-submarine warfare minelayers built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the Republic of Korea Navy.[1][2]

Features

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The MLS-II Nampo has a length of 114 meters (374 ft 0 in), 17 m (55 ft 9 in) in width and 28 m (91 ft 10 in) in draft with a displacement of 4,000 tons. Its crew complement is 120. The ships are equipped with a K-VLS package on top of the helicopter hangar that can deploy K-SAAM surface-to-air missiles. The Nampo class are also fitted with two Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes for LIG Nex1 K745 Blue Shark anti-submarine torpedoes. Each ship is protected by two Rheinmetall Multi Ammunition Softkill Systems (MASS) which are installed amidships. The Nampo class is also equipped with two LIG Nex1 SLQ-261K Torpedo Acoustic Counter Measure (TACM) systems. The main radar of the ships is a LIG Nex1 SPS-550K medium to long-range air and surface surveillance multibeam 3D radar.[1][2]

Ships in the class

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Hull no. Name Launched Commissioned Status
MLS-570 Nampo 2015 2017[1] Active

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "3천 톤급 최신 기뢰부설함 '남포함' 해군 인도…". Defense Acquisition Program Administration. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MADEX 2017: Hyundai Heavy Industries HDM-4000 MLS II-class Minelayer of the ROK Navy". www.navyrecognition.com.
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