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Saturday, June 04, 2011

Korean navy commissions 2nd high-tech Aegis destroyer

Yulgok Yi IThe Navy has deployed its second high-tech Aegis destroyer, officials said Friday, to bolster defense against North Korea amid persisting tensions after last year's two military attacks.

The 7,600-ton KDX-III destroyer was put into service on Wednesday, after nine months of test operations, and assigned to the Navy's 7th fleet, Navy officials said.

The new destroyer was named after one of Korea's most prominent Confucian scholars, Yulgok Yi I (1536-1584).

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