{
  "id": "sariwon",
  "name": "Sariwon Class",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Corvette",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1965,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Sariwon class corvette is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea. The class is based on the Soviet Fugas-class Tral type fleet minesweepers, but were built in North Korea in the 1960s.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 70,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 62.1,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 7.3,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2.40 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "450 tons standard",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 490,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "3,000 total bhp",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 5000,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "2,700 nm at 18 kts."
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 21,
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Type 351 (Pot Head) Radar; 1x Don-2 Radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mines",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "30 mines",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 66; Projectile",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 66",
      "role": "Naval 57mm Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval 57mm Gun",
        "Caliber": "57mm",
        "Rate of fire": "200 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 17,
      "qty": "2 x Type 66 Naval 57mm Gun"
    },
    {
      "name": "Projectile",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-sariwon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Caliber": "57 mm"
      },
      "qty": "128"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/sariwon.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-sariwon": {
      "title": "Sariwon Class North Korean Corvette",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Sariwon_Class_North_Korean_Corvette",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}