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K731 White Shark

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K731 White Shark
K731 백상어 중어뢰
TypeHeavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
Used by Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
DesignerAgency for Defense Development
LG Innotek
Designed1995
ManufacturerLIG Nex1
Produced2004-
Specifications
Mass1,100 kg
Length6 m
Width0.48 m

Operational
range
30 km
Maximum speed 35+ knots (63+ km/h)
Launch
platform
Submarine

K731 White Shark (Korean백상어; RRBaek-sang-eo) heavy torpedo is a submarine-launched torpedo developed by the Republic of Korea Navy in 2004. Production was delayed for a year after a program error in the guidance system resulted in 2 failed tests in 2003. This glitch was fixed while developing the lighter-weight Blue Shark torpedo. Production cost for each torpedo is at about 950 million won (US$790,000).

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