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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Old Taiwanese submarine to get new pressure hull: MND

Guppy class SSKThe Navy Command Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday responded to earlier reports on the necessity of the pressure hull replacement for an older submarine, stating that the replacement is a necessity.

An officer of the naval command stated that agencies such as the China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC, 台船) and the Ship and Ocean Industries Research and Development Center (SOIC, 船舶暨海洋產業研發中心) have been appointed as the responsible agencies.

The officer also stated that the submarine in question is extremely old, which is why the reconstruction is necessary.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete4/6/14 08:11

    It appears that Taiwan has sensibly given up buying or assembling modern subs. Taiwan's plans to extend the life of an already 70 year old WW2 submarine is a bold experiment in industrial archaeology. Also Taiwan having no experience in building subs but attempting to reverse engineer subs is curious and high risk. Good luck.

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