ROKS Choe Museon passes by USS Helena into the Sembawang, Singapore in 2000.
History
South Korea
Name
Choe Museon
(최무선)
Namesake
Choe Museon
Ordered
12 August 1976
Builder
DSME
Launched
7 August 1993
Acquired
27 February 1995
Commissioned
28 February 1995
Identification
SS-063
Status
Active
General characteristics
Class and type
Jang Bogo-class submarine
Displacement
1,180 t surfaced
1,285 t submerged
Length
55.9 m (183 ft 5 in)
Beam
6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draft
5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
4 MTU Type 12V493 AZ80 GA31L diesel engines
1 Siemens electric motor
1 shaft
4,600 hp (3,400 kW)
Speed
11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced
21 knots (39 km/h) submerged[citation needed]
Range
11,300 nmi (20,900 km) surfaced at 4 knots (7.4 km/h)
Endurance
50 days
Complement
5 officers, 26 enlisted
Armament
8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
14 SST-4 torpedoes
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