K731 White Shark

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).

Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) Torpedo
TypeTorpedo
Place of originSouth Korea
Service history
Used by Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
DesignerAgency for Defense Development & LG Innotek
Designed1995
ManufacturerLIG Nex1 (fromely LG Innotek)
Produced2004-
Specifications
Mass1,100 kg
Length6 m
Width0.48 m

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

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