Yono Class (Ghadir)
Owned By
| Operator: | North Korea | Iran |
| Status: | In Service | In Service |
| Number: | 10 (one may have disappeared in March 2016) | 20 |
| Names: | Unnamed | Unnamed |
| Cost: | $18 million each | |
| Acquired: | 2004 | 2005 – Present |
| General Specs | ||
| Country of origin: | North Korea | |
| Class: | Multipurpose midget submarine | |
| Manufacturer: | North Korea with copies produced in Iran (Iranian copies known as the Ghadir class) | |
| Introduced: | Early 2000s | |
| Displacement: | 130 – 150 tons | |
| Propulsion: | Diesel Electric | |
| Power: | Unknown | |
| Max Speed: | 12.7 mph (11 knots) | |
| Length: | 95.1 ft (29 m) | |
| Beam: | 9.0 ft (2.75 m) | |
| Height: | 15.7 ft (4.8 m) | |
| Draft: | 8.2 ft (2.5 m) | |
| Dive Depth | Unknown | |
| Hull Material: | Unknown | |
| Fuel Capacity: | Unknown | |
| Range: | Unknown | |
| Crew: | 18 | |
| Armament: | 2 x torpedo tubes | |
| Missiles | Reports suggest Iran attempted to launch an unspecified cruise missile from a Yono class submarine, however the test apparently failed. | |
| Torpedos | CHT-02D torpedo | |
| Mines | EM-50 mines | |
| Other: | None | |
| Sonar/Sensors: | Non-indigenous commercial systems | |
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | None | |
| Notes: | A North Korean Yono class submarine is believed to have fired a torpedo and sunk the South Korean corvette, ROKS Cheonan, on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. | |
| Yono submarines can also be used to covertly deliver special operations personnel onto hostile shores. | ||
Sources:
- “Iran’s Mass Production of Ghadir Coastal Submarines.” Open Source IMINT. N.p., 18 Dec. 2013. Web. 20 Dec. 2013.
- “Iran Submarine Capabilities.” Nuclear Threat Initiative. N.p., 17 July 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
- “Iran’s Veleyat Naval War Games & the Ghadir Submarines.” Open Source IMINT. N.p., 16 June 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
- “Iranian Midget Submarine.” Homemade Defense. N.p., 24 Aug. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
- Pike, John. “Yono Class / Ghadir Class Midget Submarine.” Global Security.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
- “Iran Navy Receives Two New Ghadir-class Submarines.” Naval Technology. Net Resources International, 10 Feb. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
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