It's a short-range sub used for coastal defence and infiltration. It's got the equipment it needs to fulfil its design parameters. It doesn't need the equipment carried by a nuclear submarine patrolling the ocean depths, so it doesn't have it. Simple and effective.
Geez looks even shittier then what was being used by germans and americans during world war 2, Russian subs from the 60's and 70's are way more sophisticated than this.
This is amazing. Thank you for this remarkable video. And I must say that you have an excellent & smooth video skill. The mechanism is really complicated there; goodness !! Lots & lots of pressure taps & indicators. I just loved this clip. From me - FIVE STARS ...
Thank you for the well detailed presentation. I wondered what it looked like. Korea did magnificent restoration work.. The first toy ever recalled in USA was a plastic submarine I sank in my bathtub because of 'secret designs': this sub is 'smooth' and lacks the equipment to penetrate submarine nets. Doors are at waterline and lack secure locks. Six two-man subs were launched 12/06/1941 and one was recently found with torpedoes intact (sic). 'A bear goes in the woods' but where torpedoes go?
Running aground was extreme loss of face and embarassment to captain and crew. They were acting upon radioed instructions or pre-mission directives. At any rate there would have been no return for them to NK as they would have been quietly done away with.
Any idea about the ship on display there in the video background? My dad served on the USS Rush & when the ship was removed from service & given to the Korean Government. They used it & retired it IIRC in 1999. I was told it is now on display as a museum.
@0HARE Doors at waterline pose a problem lacking secure latchings...added for tourists. What was interesting was the 'vending machine.' I can't read Korean characters but the orange 'balls' are bump caps to prevent 'noggin whacking'. Ship isn't much different from first US sub sold to Britain before WW1 (recently recovered and restored) as images displayed show no barometric lock chamber for undersea 'adventures'. The ship like its crew were for shallow depth covert attacks and disposable.
@peterann1 well, that all depends on the strength of their faith in Juche and the Dear leader. Those who have weak political insight into the perfect and glorious people's socialism will certainly sink. Oh yeah, Kimchi class subs do not serve Kimchi nor any other edible substance. Abundant food is not required once you have achieved political perfection.
@VeritasTruthEmet YES........faith in Juche and now Son of Dear Leader. Edible substances waste abilities and mass payload capacity of mission vehicle. True political perfection engages lower level of ascension which requires only the spiritual food emmited by Kim Il Un. .__. .._ . _... ._.. ___
@VeritasTruthEmet No Submarine is "unsinkable", they have to be able to attain a neutral or even negative bouancy or they can't. The doors are not original either and they are not water tight and would not even be able to withstand the seapressure at 100 feet.
@peterann1 The sign reads anjunmo. "Safety helmet". One thing you've got to remember about this is that it's a homemade design with a bunch of foreign componets shoehorned in. It's an inflitration design. One of many. Their semi-submersible boats are another design. Given the DPRKs love affair with Spec Ops Forces, this could make life really interesting if the current conflict gets hot.
@NorthForkFisherman TNX DPRK loves infiltration.....,made a nice railroad subway tunnel woth tracks to the south. I'll have to remember ANJUNMO in demonstrating my bump cap!
Absolutely fascinating footage. It looks like they've done an incredible job in the restoration. There's such mystery to a submarine. They seem almost imaginery until you've actually walked around inside one.
this is probably the type of sub that blew up the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Gulf coast. A deep water search to look for any traces of a North Korean sub in the area of destruction and explosion area. That took down the Oil rig on April 22 Earth Day.
It's a short-range sub used for coastal defence and infiltration. It's got the equipment it needs to fulfil its design parameters. It doesn't need the equipment carried by a nuclear submarine patrolling the ocean depths, so it doesn't have it. Simple and effective.
dockbillin 3 months ago
Geez looks even shittier then what was being used by germans and americans during world war 2, Russian subs from the 60's and 70's are way more sophisticated than this.
fatezor 4 months ago
cool lego set
mace085 5 months ago
They missed the electronics on the left across from the galley.
XL290 6 months ago
looks like and old russian design
seoulkidd1 7 months ago
Looks like something Wilma Flintstone would put her washing into.
MrScotia 9 months ago
nice submarine
TheLiberalTurkey 9 months ago
I get claustrophobic just looking at the interior of that hunk of scrap that is classified as a submarine.
p2daman 1 year ago
This is amazing. Thank you for this remarkable video. And I must say that you have an excellent & smooth video skill. The mechanism is really complicated there; goodness !! Lots & lots of pressure taps & indicators. I just loved this clip. From me - FIVE STARS ...
KARUPONNO 1 year ago
looks like the sub from LOST
Prokchops 1 year ago
Thank you for the well detailed presentation. I wondered what it looked like. Korea did magnificent restoration work.. The first toy ever recalled in USA was a plastic submarine I sank in my bathtub because of 'secret designs': this sub is 'smooth' and lacks the equipment to penetrate submarine nets. Doors are at waterline and lack secure locks. Six two-man subs were launched 12/06/1941 and one was recently found with torpedoes intact (sic). 'A bear goes in the woods' but where torpedoes go?
peterann1 1 year ago
Running aground was extreme loss of face and embarassment to captain and crew. They were acting upon radioed instructions or pre-mission directives. At any rate there would have been no return for them to NK as they would have been quietly done away with.
IanHunedoara8 1 year ago
Is this the same class of submarine that sunk the Cheonan ship last march?
catholicforever 1 year ago
Any idea about the ship on display there in the video background? My dad served on the USS Rush & when the ship was removed from service & given to the Korean Government. They used it & retired it IIRC in 1999. I was told it is now on display as a museum.
vlodpg 1 year ago
I also thought that the side doors were a later addition, to facilitate tourists. There would have been no use for side doors in actual operation.
0HARE 1 year ago
@0HARE Doors at waterline pose a problem lacking secure latchings...added for tourists. What was interesting was the 'vending machine.' I can't read Korean characters but the orange 'balls' are bump caps to prevent 'noggin whacking'. Ship isn't much different from first US sub sold to Britain before WW1 (recently recovered and restored) as images displayed show no barometric lock chamber for undersea 'adventures'. The ship like its crew were for shallow depth covert attacks and disposable.
peterann1 1 year ago
@peterann1 no way. The Kimchi Class Supersubs of the DPRK are unsinkable. The doors are original.
VeritasTruthEmet 1 year ago
@VeritasTruthEmet I stand corrected but would question usefulness of door at waterline. Citing CSA Hunley, only the crew is unsinkable.
peterann1 1 year ago
@peterann1 well, that all depends on the strength of their faith in Juche and the Dear leader. Those who have weak political insight into the perfect and glorious people's socialism will certainly sink. Oh yeah, Kimchi class subs do not serve Kimchi nor any other edible substance. Abundant food is not required once you have achieved political perfection.
VeritasTruthEmet 1 year ago
@VeritasTruthEmet YES........faith in Juche and now Son of Dear Leader. Edible substances waste abilities and mass payload capacity of mission vehicle. True political perfection engages lower level of ascension which requires only the spiritual food emmited by Kim Il Un. .__. .._ . _... ._.. ___
peterann1 1 year ago
@VeritasTruthEmet No Submarine is "unsinkable", they have to be able to attain a neutral or even negative bouancy or they can't. The doors are not original either and they are not water tight and would not even be able to withstand the seapressure at 100 feet.
BikeMeAustin 1 year ago
@peterann1 The sign reads anjunmo. "Safety helmet". One thing you've got to remember about this is that it's a homemade design with a bunch of foreign componets shoehorned in. It's an inflitration design. One of many. Their semi-submersible boats are another design. Given the DPRKs love affair with Spec Ops Forces, this could make life really interesting if the current conflict gets hot.
NorthForkFisherman 1 year ago
@NorthForkFisherman .
Expecially if the DPRK put one of their nukes in one or more
Searching4Truth1 1 year ago
@NorthForkFisherman TNX DPRK loves infiltration.....,made a nice railroad subway tunnel woth tracks to the south. I'll have to remember ANJUNMO in demonstrating my bump cap!
peterann1 1 year ago
wow
watsupzzful 1 year ago
Amazing Crude but effective -Must be able to go very deep .Made for shallow sneak attack.Side door were cut by Sk i think.
wbradss 1 year ago
Absolutely fascinating footage. It looks like they've done an incredible job in the restoration. There's such mystery to a submarine. They seem almost imaginery until you've actually walked around inside one.
TV843 1 year ago
this is probably the type of sub that blew up the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Gulf coast. A deep water search to look for any traces of a North Korean sub in the area of destruction and explosion area. That took down the Oil rig on April 22 Earth Day.
idrobinhood 1 year ago