Planeman's blog has an interesting article on the Soho class Frigates. Read more here. What's amazing is how similar the ships specifications are to the LCS. To be quite honest they appear to be a bit more heavily armed AND to have a superior anti-ship capability. I'm quite certain that the reason why this is a one ship class is due to poor sea keeping qualities. Catamaran's are notorious for being..."vomit comets". This from Wikipedia.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Soho |
| Operators: |  Korean People's Navy |
| In commission: | Unknown |
| Planned: | Unknown |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics (as per Janes) | |
| Type: | Twin-hulled frigate |
| Displacement: | 1640 tons full load |
| Length: | 73.8m |
| Beam: | 15.5m |
| Draught: | 3.8m |
| Propulsion: | Unknown |
| Speed: | 23 kts |
| Range: | Unknown |
| Complement: | Unknown |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar Surface search - Square Tie Fire control - Drum Tilt Sonar Stag horn sonar; hull-mounted active search/attack |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
China RW-23 Jug Pair (Watch Dog) ESM |
| Armament: | Missiles four CSS-N-2 SSM; Guns One 100mm/56; four 37mm/63 (2 twin); four 25mm/60 (2 twin); Anti-submarine mortars Two RBU 1200 5-tube fixed launchers |
| Armour: | Light |
| Aircraft carried: | None? |
| Aviation facilities: | landing platform for medium helicopter, no visible hangar |
| Notes: | Twin-hulled design; continuous maindeck from stem to sternShips in class include: Experimental - only one built, Pennant number 823 |
Note. Photo is from Wikipedia.
