Sin Hung-class hydrofoil torpedo boat
The Sin Hung-class hydrofoil torpedo boat is a hydrofoil torpedo boat (PTH) in service with the Korean People's Navy. The class is based on the same hull as the Sin Hung-class torpedo boat, and Sin Hung-class patrol boat.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  North Korea |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
Construction
The Sin Hung class were being built by at least 1984, and possibly before then. Although it appears possible that a non-hydrofoil Sing Hung-hulled torpedo boat could be transformed into hydrophilic ones, there has been no evidence that the Korean People's Navy have built any of them this way.[1]
Design
The hydrophilic Sin Hung class has larger sponsons than the non-hydrofoil Sin Hung class, in order to accommodate the hydrofoil mechanism.[1]
References
- "Construction and Modification of North Korean Naval Combatants January 1983 through July 1986" (PDF). CIA.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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