Nampo-class minelayer
Ship class
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Nampo-class minelayer (Korean: 남포급 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]
Republic of Korea Navy| Class overview | |
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| Name | Nampo class |
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Preceded by | Wonsan class |
| In commission | 2017–present |
| Completed | 1 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement | 3,000 t (empty), 4,240 t (full load)[1] |
| Length | 114 m (374 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Height | 28 m (91 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (max)[1] |
| Complement | 120[1] |
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Features
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
| Hull no. | Name | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| MLS-570 | Nampo | 2015 | 2017[1] | Active |
