Bluebird class MSC
The Bluebird class coastal minesweepers were built in the United States for transfer to South Korea. Although frequently considered a single class, there are in fact differences between the Nam Yang and Kum San variants.
Specifications | ||
| Nam Yang | Kum San | |
| Displacement | 380 tons full load | 370 tons full load |
| Length | 44.3 meters (145.5 feet) | 43 meters (141 feet) |
| Beam | 8.3 meters (27 feet) | 7.9 meters (26 feet) |
| Draft | 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) | 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) |
| Propulsion | 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,020 bhp, | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,200 bhp |
| Speed | 14 knots | 14 knots |
| Crew | 40 | 40 |
| Sonar | UQS-1 mine location | UQS-1 mine location |
| Armament | 1 dual 20 mm, 3 12.7 mm MG | 1 dual 20 mm, 3 12.7 mm MG |
Ships | ||||||||
| Number | Name | Builder | Homeport | Fleet | Launch | Complete | ||
| Kum San | ||||||||
| MSC 551 | Kum San | 1959 | __ | |||||
| MSC 552 | Ko Hung | 1959 | __ | |||||
| MSC 553 | Kum Kok | 1959 | __ | |||||
| Nam Yang | ||||||||
| MSC 555 | Nam Yang | 1963 | __ | |||||
| MSC 556 | Ha Dong | 1963 | __ | |||||
| MSC 557 | Sam Kok | 1968 | __ | |||||
| MSC 558 | Yong Dong | 1975 | __ | |||||
| MSC 559 | Ok Cheon | 1975 | __ | |||||
