ROKS Ahn Mu
Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine
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ROKS Ahn Mu (SS-085) is the second ship of Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarines of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
- Ahn Mu
- (안무)
| History | |
|---|---|
 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Ahn Mu |
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Geoje |
| Laid down | 17 April 2018 |
| Launched | 10 November 2020 |
| Commissioned | 20 April 2023 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-085 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 83.5 m (273 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | |
| Range | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 50 days |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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Development and design
The Dosan Ahn Changho class incorporates the Korean Vertical Launching System which will be able to carry up to ten indigenous "Chonryong" land-attack cruise missiles and "Hyunmoo" submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM),[1] becoming the first submarines in the ROKN to have this kind of capability. They will also have many other improvements compared to their predecessors built with a greater degree of South Korean technology, especially in the later batches, which will include Samsung SDI lithium-ion batteries.[2][3] Measured to displace over 3,800 tonnes (3,700 long tons) submerged during sea trials,[4] they are the largest conventional submarines ever built by South Korea. The Batch II vessels will increase their displacement by approximately 450 t (440 long tons) (4,250 t, 4,180 long tons submerged), according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.[5]
