1. South Korea
  2. Submarine
  3. SS 083 Dosan Ahn Changho

Basic Information

Category Submarine Type SSK - Hunter-Killer Submarine
Year Commissioned 2021 Year Decommissioned 0
Nationality South Korea Hypothetical No
Beam 9.6 m Draft 7.62 m
Height 0 m Length 83.5 m
Crew 50 people Damage Points (DP) 30
Standard Displacement 3358 tons Full Displacement 3750 tons
Empty Displacement 0 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
Sphynx Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 20.00 nm 5 sec Early 1980s
Pegaso RESM ELINT w/ OTH Targeting 0.00 - 500.00 nm 10 sec Early 2000s
MOAS Hull Sonar, Active-Only Shallow Water High-Definition Mine & Obstacle Avoidance 0.00 - 0.50 nm 15 sec Late 1990s
KSS-3 Hull Sonar Hull Sonar, Active/Passive Search & Track 0.00 - 24.00 nm 15 sec Late 1990s
KSS-3 Flank Array Hull Sonar, Passive-Only Ranging Flank Array Search & Track 0.00 - 40.00 nm 15 sec Late 1990s
KSS-3 Intercept Array Acoustic Intercept 0.00 - 69.00 nm 5 sec Late 1990s
KSS-3 TASS TASS, Passive-Only Thin Line Towed Array Sonar System 0.00 - 40.00 nm 15 sec Early 1990s
Series 30 SMS Photonics Mast Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 Series 30 SMS TV/EO Component Visual Visual, Surveillance & Navigation TV Camera 0.00 - 22.50 nm 10 sec Visual, 3rd Generation TV Camera (2000s/2010s, CCD)
2 Series 30 SMS LLTV Component Visual LLTV, Surveillance & Navigation Camera 0.00 - 22.50 nm 10 sec LLTV, 3rd Generation (2000s/2010s)
3 Series 30 SMS IR Component Infrared Infrared, Surveillance & Navigation Camera 0.00 - 22.50 nm 10 sec Infrared, 3rd Generation Imaging (2000s/2010s, Impr LANTIRN, Litening II/III, ATFLIR)
5 Series 30 SMS QLR IR Component Infrared Infrared, Day/Night Spherical Situational Awareness & Fire Control 0.00 - 15.00 nm 2 sec Infrared, 3rd Generation Imaging (2000s/2010s, Impr LANTIRN, Litening II/III, ATFLIR)

Submarine Capabilities Code

Natural Circulation Snorkel

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 90 dB 91 dB 92 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 60.5 dB 61 dB 62 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 52.5 dB 53 dB 54 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 44 dB 45 dB 46 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 18 dB 100 dB 18 dB
Visual Detection Range 2.51 nm 4.19 nm 2.51 nm
Visual Classification Range 0.63 nm 1.05 nm 0.63 nm
Infrared Detection Range 2.51 nm 4.19 nm 2.51 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0.63 nm 1.05 nm 0.63 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 33.3 dBsm (2137.96 m²) 38 dBsm (6309.57 m²) 33.3 dBsm (2137.96 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 33.3 dBsm (2137.96 m²) 38 dBsm (6309.57 m²) 33.3 dBsm (2137.96 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
533mm TT 1 5 sec Tiger Shark, UGM-84L Harpoon
K-VLS [6 Cells] 6 5 sec KSS-3, Hyunmoo SLBM/LACM
TAU-2000 DL 10 1 sec CIRCE, Type 212

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
Dosan Ahn Changho 8 South Korea, 2022

Datalink

ID Type Model Range Channels
7001 Radio HF Radio [Secure] 300 nm 10
7001 Radio VHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
7001 Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
8002 Two-Way Wire Guidance Torpedo Wire Control [6 Wires] 30 nm 6

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
Diesels Diesel N/A - - - - No -
4x PH1 PEM Fuel Cells Air Independent N/A 4 4 4 - No -
Electric Motor Electric N/A - - - - No -