Chamsuri-class patrol boat
Chamsuri-class patrol vessel of the Republic of Korea Navy
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Class overview | |
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Name | Chamsuri class |
Builders |
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Operators | |
Preceded by | Asheville class |
Succeeded by | Gumdoksuri class |
Subclasses |
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Built | 1970s–1980s |
Completed | 101 |
Active | 52 |
Lost | 3 |
Retired | 49 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics as built (PKM 301 class) | |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Displacement | |
Length | 33.10 m (108 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 6.92 m (22 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines |
Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) max |
Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 31 |
Sensors and processing systems | Raytheon 1645 surface search radar |
Armament |
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The Chamsuri class (
Design and description
The Chamsuri class were designed in the 1970s as the basis for South Korea's coastal defense against North Korean amphibious incursions.
The patrol boats are powered by two
In Korean service, the early PKM 201 series ships were armed with a single Bofors
On the PKM 301 class, the ships' had their 40 mm mount enclosed and situated on the
Korean service
54 vessels of the "Sea Dolphin" type and 47 vessels of the "Wildcat" type were constructed for the
Export
The designers of the class, Daewoo, initially offered an export version, called the Dangpo class, but there were no buyers. The design called for a ship 150 t (150 long tons) at full load with a length overall of 37 m (121 ft 5 in), capable of making 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) with a range of 600 nmi (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]
In Bangladeshi service
The Bangladesh Navy operated four Chamsuris.[11] The first two (P1011 and P1012) were acquired in April 2000 and formally transferred from South Korea on 27 May 2000.[12][13] The second pair (P1013 and P1014) entered service on 3 October 2004.[13] All four are "Sea Dolphin"/PKM 201 type. They were transferred to the Bangladesh Coast Guard for service.[12]
Bangladeshi Chamsuri class construction data[12][13] | ||||
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Pennant number | Name | Acquired | Commissioned | Status |
P1011 | Titas | April 2000 | 27 May 2000 | In service |
P1012 | Kusiyara | In service | ||
P1013 | Chitra | 2004 | 3 October 2004 | In service |
P1014 | Dhansiri | In service |
In Timorese service
A Chamsuri-class ship was one of three patrol vessels transferred by South Korea to the Naval Component of East Timor's F-FDTL in September 2011,[14] on the basis of a transfer agreement signed in Seoul the previous month.[15] The vessel, re-christened Kamenassa, was of the "Sea Dolphin"/PKM 201 type.[16]
Timor-Leste Chamsuri class construction data[14][15][16] | ||||
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Pennant number | Name | Acquired | Commissioned | Status |
P217 | Kamenassa | August 2011 | 26 September 2011 | Sunk as a dive wreck 15 July 2023[17] |
In Ghanaian service
One vessel was transferred in 2011.[4]
Ghanaian Chamsuri class construction data[4] | ||||
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Pennant number | Name | Acquired | Commissioned | Status |
P33 | Stephen Otu (ex-PKM 237) | 2010 | 21 January 2011 | In service |
In Kazakh service
Kazakhstan announced the transfer of three Chamsuri-class vessels in April 2005. The three ships were received on 27 March 2006.[18] They were purchased for a token amount of $100 per ship.[19] As part of the agreement, all armament was removed along with the identification friend or foe system.[18]
Kazakh Chamsuri class construction data[18] | ||||
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Pennant number | Name | Acquired | Commissioned | Status |
RK-031 | Shapshan | April 2005 | 27 March 2006 | |
RK-032 | Batyr | |||
RK-033 | Ozhet (ex-PKM 233) |
In Philippine service
At least eight Chamsuris were transferred to the Philippines. The first five, PKM 225, PKM 226, PKM 229, PKM 231, and PKM 235, were transferred in 1995. Four were commissioned the following year, with one (ex-PKM 235) cannibalized for spare parts. Another unit was transferred in 1998.[20] An additional two ships, PKM 223 and PKM 232,[21] were acquired in 2006.[22][23]
Chamsuris in Philippine Navy service are collectively referred to as the Tomas Batilo class, named after Filipino officers and soldiers who served with distinction during the Korean War.[23] As of 1 March 2021, all ships of the class have been withdrawn from active service in the Philippine Navy.
Notes
- ^ /L60 denotes the caliber. Caliber refers to the length of the gun. The length of a /60 caliber gun is 60 times its bore diameter.
- ^ Couhat[6] and Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon[7] both state that the PKM 301 series had two single-mounted MM 38 Exocet anti-ship missiles installed.
Citations
- ^ a b c Couhat 1986, pp. 319–320.
- ^ Saunders 2009, p. 468.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wertheim 2013, p. 411.
- ^ a b c Wertheim 2013, p. 247.
- ^ a b Prézelin 1990, p. 344.
- ^ Couhat 1986, p. 319.
- ^ Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 249.
- ^ Saunders 2009, p. 408.
- ^ Bowers 2019, p. 31.
- ^ "The PKM- 357 National Security Exhibition Pavilion". The War Memorial of Korea. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Hollingsbee, Trevor (September–October 2016). "The Cruel Sea". Asian Military Review. Vol. 24, no. 6. Bangkok. p. 14.
- ^ a b c Wertheim 2013, p. 46.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 56.
- ^ a b "East Timor Naval Force Receives Three Patrol Vessels from South Korea". RP Defense. Associated Press. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b "S Korea hands over decommissioned patrol boats to Timor Leste". Xinhua News. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b Wertheim 2013, p. 165.
- ^ "Timor Leste's Newest Shipwreck". Dive Timor Lorosae. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Wertheim 2013, p. 398.
- ^ "Korea Sells Old Naval Patrol Ships for US$300". The Chosun llbo. 2006-02-27. Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "PKM 200 Sea Dolphin (Wild Cat) class patrol boats". Jane's. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ "Photograph". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "Modernization projects". AFP Modernization Office. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ a b "List of commissioned ships". Philippine Fleet Website. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
References
- Bowers, Ian (2019). The Modernisation of the Republic of Korea Navy: Seapower, Strategy and Politics. Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-92290-4.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Prézelin, Bernard, ed. (1990). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991: Their Ships, Aircraft and Armament. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 0-7106-2888-9.
- Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (16th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9-7-815911-4954-5.}