Soho class frigate
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Soho |
| Operators: | Image:North Korean naval ensign.gif Korean People's Navy |
| In commission: | Unknown |
| Planned: | Unknown |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics (as per Janes) | |
| Type: | Twin-hulled frigate |
| Displacement: | 1640 tons full load |
| Length: | 73.8m |
| Beam: | 15.5m |
| Draught: | 3.8m |
| Propulsion: | Unknown |
| Speed: | 23 kts |
| Range: | Unknown |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar Surface search - Square Tie Fire control - Drum Tilt Sonar Stag horn sonar; hull-mounted active search/attack |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
China RW-23 Jug Pair (Watch Dog) ESM |
| Armament: | Missiles four CSS-N-2 SSM; Guns One 100mm/56; four 37mm/63 (2 twin); four 25mm/60 (2 twin); Anti-submarine mortars Two RBU 1200 5-tube fixed launchers |
| Armour: | Light |
| Aircraft carried: | None? |
| Aviation facilities: | landing platform for medium helicopter, no visible hangar |
| Notes: | Twin-hulled design; continuous maindeck from stem to sternShips in class include: Experimental - only one built, Pennant number 823 |
The Soho-class frigates are a class of naval warship currently in use by North Korea. The warships use a twin-hulled design, which is unusual for a country such as North Korea. There is currently only one ship in the class, making it likely that the ship is purely experimental.
