TSAPLYA** (621) class (South Korea)

 3 Russian TSAPLYA (MURENA-E) class
 AIR-CUSHION VEHICLE LANDING CRAFT (WLCMA)
  (Russian Project No. 12061E)

 Name     Commissioned       Status

 621      Sept. 29, 2005     Active
 622      Oct. 15, 2006      Active
 623      Dec. 30, 2006      Active

These three units are MURENA-class craft acquired from Russia. See the separate TSAPLYA record for the Russian class.

They were ordered in 2002 as a partial payment of Russian debt. The construction contract has an option...