Nampo-class minelayer

Nampo-class minelayer (Korean: 남포급 기뢰부설함; Hanja: 南浦級機雷敷設艦) or MLS-II (Mine Laying Ship-II) is a new class of anti-submarine warfare minelayers built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Nampo
Class overview
Name	Nampo class
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy
Preceded by	Wonsan class
In commission	2017–present
Completed	1
Active	1
General characteristics
Type	Minelayer
Displacement	3,000 t (empty), 4,240 t (full load)
Length	114 m (374 ft 0 in)
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Height	28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (max)
Complement	120
Sensors and processing systems	LIG Nex1 SQS-240K hull-mounted sonar STX SPS-300K 2D Marine radar LIG Nex1 SPG-540K fire control radar LIG Nex1 SPS-550K air search 3D radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite LIG Nex1 SLQ-261K torpedo acoustic counter measures Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/L62 caliber naval gun 2 × Mark 46 torpedo in triple torpedo tubes or K745 Blue Shark lightweight torpedo 16-cell K-VLS for: K-SAAM quadpacked in 4 per cell

Features

The MLS-II Nampo has a length of 114 meters (374 ft 0 in), 17 m (55 ft 9 in) in width and 28 m (91 ft 10 in) in draft with a displacement of 4,000 tons. Its crew complement is 120. The ships are equipped with a K-VLS package on top of the helicopter hangar that can deploy K-SAAM surface-to-air missiles. The Nampo class are also fitted with two Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes for LIG Nex1 K745 Blue Shark anti-submarine torpedoes. Each ship is protected by two Rheinmetall Multi Ammunition Softkill Systems (MASS) which are installed amidships. The Nampo class is also equipped with two LIG Nex1 SLQ-261K Torpedo Acoustic Counter Measure (TACM) systems. The main radar of the ships is a LIG Nex1 SPS-550K medium to long-range air and surface surveillance multibeam 3D radar.

Ships in the class

Hull no.	Name	Launched	Commissioned	Status
MLS-570	Nampo	2015	2017	Active