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STATUS
CHARACTERISTICS

HANCHON class**

EQUIPMENT CATEGORY: Ships -- Amphibious
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: North Korea

**US/NATO code name or designation

SHIP LIST

4 HANCHON-class UTILITY LANDING CRAFT (LCU)

DESCRIPTION

Little is confirmed about these utility landing craft except that they have a bow ramp, two machine guns, and are believed capable of carrying two tanks or up to 200 troops for a short distances. Characteristics are estimated.

STATUS

Four units remain in active service.

DISPOSALS: Five other units have been stricken.

BUILDER(S)

North Korea

USERS/PLATFORMS

North Korea

Navy

CHARACTERISTICS

Displacement: 145 tons full load

Dimensions:

length 117 ft 2 in (35.70 m) overall

beam 25 ft 9 in ( 7.90 m)

draft 3 ft 9 in ( 1.20 m) maximum

Propulsion: 3 Russian type 3D12 diesels; 600

total bhp; 2 shafts

Performance:

speed 10 knots

range 600 nm at 12 knots

Manning: 16 total

Military lift: 2 tanks or 200 troops

Combat Systems:

guns 2 14.5-mm machine guns

radar 1 Zarnitsa (Skin Head**) surface search