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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Stealthy U.S. Sub Makes Rare Korean Appearance

The world's most powerful nuclear submarine is currently anchored at the Yongho-dong naval base in Busan.

Korean military authorities said on Monday that the USS Connecticut, the second of three U.S. Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, has been moored at a pier of the Korean Navy's 3rd Fleet in Busan since Wednesday for an eight-day stay for maintenance and replenishing.

The Seawolf class was developed in 1990 to replace the Los Angeles class, the U.S. Navy's main nuclear-powered attack submarines.

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