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North Korea Celebrates Launch of New Destroyer a Month After It Capsized
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North Korea Celebrates Launch of New Destroyer a Month After it Capsized
North Korea staged an elaborate celebration for its new Choe Hyon class destroyer which was officially named Kang Kon in an event led by Kim Jong Un. The vessel was decked out with bunting in a dry dock at the Rajin Shipyard and named with sailors aboard for the event on June 12. During the ceremony, Kim referred to the “miraculous event of building two large multipurpose destroyers in less than a year and a half.” The vessel was called a symbol…
North Korea Defies Western Expectations to Relaunch Heavily Armed Destroyer Just 22 Days After Major Accident
North Korea has successfully launched its second Choe Hyon Class destroyer, the Kang Kon, during a ceremony at Rason port on June 13. The relaunch occurred just 22 days after a major accident during a prior launch attempt tipped the warship onto its side on May 22, causing serious damage to its structure. At the time Western analysts were near unanimous that the damage to the ship would prevent it from being relaunched by mid-June, which was the…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Su-yoon = North Korea repaired and launched a new 5,000-ton destroyer that capsized and ran aground during a launching ceremony on the 21st of last month.
As part of its recent military investments, North Korea has unveiled its largest warship to date. The giant 5,000-ton destroyer was launched a second time after the first launch failed, and this time it was launched successfully. The ceremony, which was widely covered by state television and official media outlets, was attended by the country's leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae. This development brought both North Korea's determinat…
The ceremony, presided over by Kim and accompanied by his daughter, marked the recovery of the ship and the announcement of the construction of two new similar destroyers by 2026. The post-North Korea inaugurates destroyer Kang Kon after accident in Botadura appeared first on El Diario.
The North Korean authorities have inaugurated this Friday the new destroyer who suffered an accident in May during his booting process, an incident that was strongly criticized by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Following this mishap, Kim has announced the construction of two other similar new ships. Infobae The presentation ceremony was held at the port of Rason, located on the northeastern coast of the country. The destroyer, 5,000 tons and n…
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