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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Korea's 1st naval salvage and rescue ship

Tongyeong (ATS-II) |Korea’s first naval salvage and rescue ship (ATS-II) Tongyeong is launched Tuesday from the Okpo shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province.

The 3,500-ton vessel, whose task is to rescue and tow submarines, has strengthened search capability with an unmanned remote-controlled vehicle and cutting-edge sonar.

Its dimensions are 16.8 meters wide and 107.5 meters long and its maximum speed is 21 knots, or about 39 kilometers per hour.

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