Dangun-class submarine

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Dangun class
KHMS Hae Mo-su (SSBN-46) underway
KHMS Hae Mo-su (SSBN-46) underway.
Class overview
Builders: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Operators:  Royal Joseon Navy
Preceded by: Kim Gun-class
Built: 2017-2025
In commission: 2020–present
Planned: 20
Completed: 20
Cancelled: 0
Active: 20
General characteristics
Type: Nuclear attack submarine
Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 12,720 tons
  • Submerged: 22,000 tons
Length: 165 m (541 ft 4 in)
Beam: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:
  • 1 x KH&NP pressurized water reactor
  • 1 x Secondary propulsion submerged motor
  • 1 x Steam turbine, 50,000 shp
  • 2 x Pump-jet
Speed:
  • 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) (silent)
  • 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Range: Unlimited
Endurance: Only limited by food supplies
Test depth: 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement: 112
Crew: 18 officers; 94 enlisted
Armament:
  • 20 × Hyeon Mu-4D Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles(SLBM) with 6 MIRV warheads
  • 4 × 26.5-inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21-inch weapons(up to 25 NGAM-S/Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)

The Dangun-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered, ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in service with the Royal Joseon Navy.