Yugo-class submarine

Class overview
NameYugo class
BuildersYukdaeso-ri shipyard[1]
OperatorsSee Operators
Succeeded bySang-O class
In commissionLate 1960s
Completed8
Active4
Lost3
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeMidget submarine
Displacement90 up to 110 tons (submerged)
Length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Beam2 m (6 ft 7 in)
PropulsionSingle-shaft MTU diesel engine
Speed
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Capacity4–6 special forces troops
ArmamentSome armed with two 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes, possibly in drop collars.
NotesFirst successful indigenous midget submarine

The Yugo-class submarine is a class of four midget submarines used primarily for infiltration and espionage by North Korea. The Yugo class was given its name because it was built to plans supplied to North Korea by Yugoslavia in 1965.[2]

  1. ^ "North Korea – Military Industry". www.globalsecurity.org.
  2. ^ "SSM Yugo and P-4 class (Midget Submarine) (SSW)". December 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26.