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K-48

Country of Origin: North Korea

ship list


 2 FAST ATTACK GUN CRAFT

description

These gun-armed, flush-deck, fast attack craft perform coastal patrol duties.

status

No longer in service.

4 units were completed between 1951 and 1954. 2 units were discarded in 1987. Some reports indicate that these were unfinished seaplane support craft left behind by the Japanese after World War II and completed by North Korea.

characteristics

 DISPLACEMENT
    Full load        110 tons 

 DIMENSIONS
    Length           125 ft (38.1 m) 
    Beam              18 ft ( 5.5...

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