Sinpo-class submarine

**Sinpo-B class**
Class overview
Builders	Sinpo South Shipyard
Operators	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Preceded by	Sang-O class
Succeeded by	Sinpo-C-class submarine
Planned	3 or more
Building	1
Completed	1
Active	1
Laid up	0
General characteristics
Type	Diesel submarine
Displacement	Submerged 1,650-2,000 tons
Length	70 m (229 ft 8 in) (estimated)
Beam	7 m (23 ft 0 in) (estimated)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric (?)
Speed	(estimated) 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) on surface; 10 knots (19 km/h) dived. (estimated);
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) (estimated)
Complement	70–80 (estimated)
Crew	30–50 (estimated)
Armament	Pukguksong-1 (KN-11) ; Sinpo-C: 3 × Pukguksong-3; Hero Kim Kun Ok: 10 × Pukguksong-3 or; 4 × Pukguksong-3 and 6 × smaller SLBM;

The Sinpo-class submarine (Korean: 신포급 잠수함), also called the Gorae class (Korean: 고래급; "whale") or Pongdae class (Korean: 봉대급), is a new class of submarine produced in North Korea. Only one submarine has been observed in service, the 8.24 Yongung. It is the largest submarine designed and built for the Korean People's Navy.

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