Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) torpedo

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Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) Torpedo
Type	Torpedo
Place of origin	South Korea
Service history
Used by	Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development & LG Innotek
Designed	1995
Manufacturer	LIG Nex1 (fromely LG Innotek)
Produced	2004-
Specifications
Mass	1,100 kg
Length	6 m
Width	0.48 m
Operational range	30 km
Maximum speed	35+ knots (63+ km/h)
Launch platform	Submarine

K731 Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) torpedo (Hangul: 백상어 어뢰) 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 Blue Shark torpedo; a more lightweight variant. Production cost for each torpedo is at about 950 million won (US$790,000).

See also[]

• Republic of Korea Navy
• List of torpedoes
• List of torpedoes by country

References[]

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