At the end of the 1980s the South Korean navy started to improve its overall capability and began to operate more advanced vessels. South Korea purchased its first submarines, German U-209 class in its Type 1200 subvariant, ordered as the Jang Bogo class. These boats are generally similar to Turkey's six Atilay-class submarines, with German sensors and weapons.[2]
The first order placed late in 1987 covered three boats, one to be completed in Germany and the other two in South Korea from German-supplied kits. There followed by two additional three-boat orders placed in October 1989 and January 1994 for boats of South Korean construction. The boats were commissioned from 1993 to 2001.
The older boats were upgraded, it is believed that the modernization included a hull stretch to the Type 1400 length, provision for tube-launched Harpoon missiles and the addition of a towed-array sonar.[3]
Construction and careerEdit
ROKS Yi Cheon was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and launched on 12 September 1991. She was acquired by the navy on 30 April 1994 and commissioned on 20 June 1994.
Exercise Tandem Thrust 1999Edit
She participated in HARPOONEX, part of a live-fire, multinational naval exercise with the United States Navy during which a decommissioned cruiser, USS Oklahoma City(CG-5), was sunk by Yi Cheon.[1]
^ abDepartment of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Imaging Command. 1988-ca. 1993 (Predecessor); Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency (Predecessor); Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994- (1999-03-19). Sailors onboard the Korean submarine LEE CHUN stand at the ready, as they prepare to go pier-side in Apra Harbor, Guam. The Koreans are joining by other allied forces in Guam to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99. Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1921 - 2008.
^"ROKN Chang Bogo Class Submarines". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^"South Korea Submarine Capabilities | NTI". www.nti.org. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
External linksEdit
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roks, cheon, second, ship, jang, bogo, class, submarine, republic, korea, navy, second, submarine, serve, with, navy, jang, bogo, class, submarines, built, south, korea, roks, cheon, guam, march, 1999, historysouth, koreanameyi, cheon, 이천, chun, namesakeyi, ch. ROKS Yi Cheon SS 062 is the second ship of the Jang Bogo class submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy and was the second submarine to serve with the navy She is one of Jang Bogo class submarines to be built in South Korea ROKS Yi Cheon at Guam on 19 March 1999 HistorySouth KoreaNameYi Cheon 이천 Lee Chun 1 NamesakeYi CheonOrdered12 August 1976BuilderDSMELaunched12 September 1991Acquired30 April 1994Commissioned20 June 1994IdentificationSS 062StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeJang Bogo class submarineDisplacement1 180 t surfaced 1 285 t submergedLength55 9 m 183 ft 5 in Beam6 4 m 21 ft 0 in Draft5 9 m 19 ft 4 in Propulsion4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines 1 Siemens electric motor 1 shaft 4 600 hp 3 400 kW Speed11 knots 20 km h surfaced 21 knots 39 km h submerged citation needed Range11 300 nmi 20 900 km surfaced at 4 knots 7 4 km h Endurance50 daysComplement5 officers 26 enlistedArmament8 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 14 SST 4 torpedoes Contents 1 Development 2 Construction and career 2 1 Exercise Tandem Thrust 1999 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment EditAt the end of the 1980s the South Korean navy started to improve its overall capability and began to operate more advanced vessels South Korea purchased its first submarines German U 209 class in its Type 1200 subvariant ordered as the Jang Bogo class These boats are generally similar to Turkey s six Atilay class submarines with German sensors and weapons 2 The first order placed late in 1987 covered three boats one to be completed in Germany and the other two in South Korea from German supplied kits There followed by two additional three boat orders placed in October 1989 and January 1994 for boats of South Korean construction The boats were commissioned from 1993 to 2001 The older boats were upgraded it is believed that the modernization included a hull stretch to the Type 1400 length provision for tube launched Harpoon missiles and the addition of a towed array sonar 3 Construction and career EditROKS Yi Cheon was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and launched on 12 September 1991 She was acquired by the navy on 30 April 1994 and commissioned on 20 June 1994 Exercise Tandem Thrust 1999 Edit She participated in HARPOONEX part of a live fire multinational naval exercise with the United States Navy during which a decommissioned cruiser USS Oklahoma City CG 5 was sunk by Yi Cheon 1 See also EditType 209 submarineReferences Edit a b Department of Defense Department of the Navy Naval Imaging Command 1988 ca 1993 Predecessor Department of Defense Defense Audiovisual Agency Predecessor Department of Defense American Forces Information Service Defense Visual Information Center 1994 1999 03 19 Sailors onboard the Korean submarine LEE CHUN stand at the ready as they prepare to go pier side in Apra Harbor Guam The Koreans are joining by other allied forces in Guam to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 99 Series Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files 1921 2008 ROKN Chang Bogo Class Submarines Naval Technology Retrieved 2020 08 15 South Korea Submarine Capabilities NTI www nti org Retrieved 2020 08 15 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ROKS Yi Cheon SS 062 amp oldid 1136001394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
