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Thursday, July 03, 2014

S. Korean Navy launches 5th 1,800-ton-class attack submarine

KSS II (Type 214) class SSKSouth Korea's Navy launched a 1,800-ton Type 214 submarine Thursday as part of efforts to boost its underwater warfare capabilities against North Korean submarines, officers said.

As the fifth of its kind, the sub, named after Korea's famous independence fighter Yun Bong-gil (1908-1932), is equipped with indigenous ship-to-ship cruise missiles named Haeseong, or Sea Star, torpedoes and mines for anti-submarine warfare, the Navy said.

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1 comment:

  1. amg4/7/14 15:24

    and the australians are still seeking for new submarines? why don't they follow the example of this Navy?

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