Aerial port side view of a North Korean Navy T-Class patrol combatant. T-8 Cheka was a Project 53 Fugas or Tral Class minesweeper built in 1938 for the Soviet Navy and transferred to North Korea in December 1953.
Class overview
NamePG Sariwon-Class
BuildersUnknown - built somewhere in North Korea [1]
Operators KPA Naval Force
In service1960s
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics (as per Janes)
TypeCorvette
Tonnage450 tons
Displacement650 tons full load
Length61.5 metres (202 ft)
Beam7.5 metres (25 ft)
Draught2.4 metres (7.9 ft)
Installed power2 x diesel engines
Propulsionconventional
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Range2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried		One, mounted on davits in break in superstructure
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None - only 4 x 6lbs decoy RL
Armament
  • Four 57 mm/80 (2 twin);
  • Four 37 mm/6 (2 twin);
  • 16 14.5 mm machine guns (4 quad);
  • Two depth charge rails;
  • 30 RBU-1200 mines
NotesBased on Soviet 1930s Fugas-class Tral-type minesweeper. Ships in class include: 611, 612, 613, 614, 671

The Sariwon class corvette(사리원급 초계함) is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea.

The class is based on the Soviet Fugas-class Tral type fleet minesweepers, but were built in North Korea in the 1960s. It is believed five ships of this type are currently active in the Korean People's Navy.

Stationed on the east coast, these ships were likely built at either Mayang-do Naval Shipyards or Bong Dao Bo Shipyards in nearby Sinpo on the mainland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. ISBN 9781591149552.
  • Jane's Warship Recognition Guide 2006


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