Chamsuri class patrol vessel
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Chamsuri class patrol vessels are naval boats that function as patrol craft. These entered service with the South Korean navy (South Korea
) in the 70s, and have since seen service with three other navies, of which the Philippine Navy is currently the largest non-South Korean user.
These boats were built by the Hanjin Industrial SB, Chinhae, and Korea SB & Eng. Masan shipyards.
These boats, also referred to as "PKM", were built in two batches: the 201 series, and the more heavily armed 301 series. Early PKM 201 series boats were initially armed with 1 40-mm Bofors 60-cal Mk.3; 1 twin 30-mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30; 2 single 20-mm 70-cal. Mk. 10 AA. Late PKM 201 boats were armed with 1 twin 30mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30 AA; 1 or 2 single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA; 2 single 12.7-mm machine guns. The PKM 301 boats were armed with one 40mm 60-cal Bofors AA in a fully enclosed mount; 2 single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA; 2 single 12.7mm machine guns.
As newer, more capable patrol craft enter South Korean navy service, the Chamsuri class boats are slowly being retired.
- Titas Class East Timor
- Three examples, sub-class unknown Ghana
- Stephen Otu Class Kazakhstan
- 031 Class Philippines
- Tomas Batillo class South Korea
- Chamsuri class
They have been rechristened Kamenassa, Dili and Hera, respectively. Sub-class and original pennant numbers are currently unknown.
Timor Leste received one Chamsuri (Sea Dolphin) class patrol boat and two Seagull class missile boat.
PKMs in Philippine Navy service are collectively referred to as the Tomas Batillo class, named after Filipino officers & soldiers who served with distinction during the Korean War. These are listed below:
South Korea
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) in the 70s, and have since seen service with three other navies, of which the Philippine Navy is currently the largest non-South Korean user.
These boats were built by the Hanjin Industrial SB, Chinhae, and Korea SB & Eng. Masan shipyards.
These boats, also referred to as "PKM", were built in two batches: the 201 series, and the more heavily armed 301 series. Early PKM 201 series boats were initially armed with 1 40-mm Bofors 60-cal Mk.3; 1 twin 30-mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30; 2 single 20-mm 70-cal. Mk. 10 AA. Late PKM 201 boats were armed with 1 twin 30mm 75-cal Emerlec EX-30 AA; 1 or 2 single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA; 2 single 12.7-mm machine guns. The PKM 301 boats were armed with one 40mm 60-cal Bofors AA in a fully enclosed mount; 2 single 20-mm Vulcan gatling AA; 2 single 12.7mm machine guns.
As newer, more capable patrol craft enter South Korean navy service, the Chamsuri class boats are slowly being retired.
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BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
- Titas Class East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
- Three examples, sub-class unknown Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
- Stephen Otu Class Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
- 031 Class Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
- Tomas Batillo class South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
- Chamsuri class
In Bangladeshi service
The Bangladesh Navy operates 4 PKMs. The first two (P1011 and P1012) were transferred from South Korea in 2000. Another two (P1013 & P1014) entered service in 2004.- P1011 Titas (ex-PKM-2??)
- P1012 Kusiyara (ex-PKM-2??)
- P1013 Chitra (ex-PKM-2??)
- P1014 Dhansiri (ex-PKM-2??)
In Timorese service
Three vessels were transferred by South Korea to the Naval Component of East Timor's F-FDTL in September 2011, apparently on the basis of a transfer agreement signed in Seoul the previous month.They have been rechristened Kamenassa, Dili and Hera, respectively. Sub-class and original pennant numbers are currently unknown.
- P1?? Kamenassa (ex-PKM-???)
- P1?? Dili (ex-PKM-???)
- P1?? Hera (ex-PKM-???)
In Ghanan service
One vessel transferred in 2011.- P33 (ex PKM 237)
Timor Leste received one Chamsuri (Sea Dolphin) class patrol boat and two Seagull class missile boat.
In Kazakh service
Kazakhstan received 3 PKMs in 2006. These were purchased for a token amount of $100 per ship.- RK-031 (ex-PKM-2??)
- RK-032 (ex-PKM-2??)
- RK-033 (ex-PKM-233)
In Philippine service
At least 7 PKMs were transferred to the Philippines. The first 5, PKM 225, 226, 229, 231, and 235, were transferred in 1995. Three were commissioned the following year, with the remainder used as cannibalization spares. An additional two ships, PKM 223 and PKM 232, were acquired in 2006.PKMs in Philippine Navy service are collectively referred to as the Tomas Batillo class, named after Filipino officers & soldiers who served with distinction during the Korean War. These are listed below:
- PG-110 BRP Tomas Batillo
- PG-111 BRP Bonny Serrano
- PG-112 BRP Bienvenido Salting
- PG-114 BRP Salvador Abcede
- PG-116 BRP Nicolas Mahusay
- PG-117 BRP Dionisio Ojeda
- PG-118 BRP Emilio Liwanag