Wonsan-class_minelayer Knowpia

Class overview
Builders	HYUNDAI Heavy Industries
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy
In commission	1998–
Planned	3
Completed	1
General characteristics
Type	Minelayer
Displacement	3,300 tonnes (3,248 long tons) full load
Length	104 m (341 ft 2 in)
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA 6 diesels
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	160
Sensors and ; processing systems	Signaal DA-08 air surveillance radar; - AN/SPS-10C navigation radar; - ST-1802 fire control radar; - Signaal PHS-32 hull-mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ULQ-11K ESM/ECM suite
Armament	1 × 76 mm cannon; 2 × 40L70K double-barreled 40 mm cannon; 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes; 500 mines;

Wonsan-class minelayer (Hangul 원산급 기뢰부설함, Hanja: 元山級機雷敷設艦) is a one-ship class of minelayers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy.

The Republic of Korea Navy planned to commission three Wonsan class mine layers. However, due to budget problems, only one was commissioned.

Ships in the class edit

Hull no.	Name	Launched	Commissioned
MLS 560	Wonsan	1994	1998
MLS 570	Nampo	2015	2016 (planned)^[1]

^ Chała, Marcin (August 2015). "Stawiacze min z Republiki Korei". Nowa Technika Wojskowa (in Polish).