Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) torpedo

Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) Torpedo
Type	Torpedo
Place of origin	Republic of Korea
Service history
Used by	Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development & LG Innotek
Designed	1995
Manufacturer	LIG Nex1 (fromely LG Innotek)
Produced	2004-
Specifications
Weight	1,100 kg
Length	2.7 m
Width	0.48 m
Operational range	30 km
Speed	35+ knots (63+ km/h)

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).