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S. Korea Launches New Frigate with Enhanced Anti-sub Capabilities

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday held a ceremony launching a new 2,800-ton frigate with enhanced anti-submarine capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said. The ceremony for the Chuncheon took place at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan, some 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Defense [...]

S. Korea Launches New Frigate Named After Warship Torpedoed by N. Korea in 2010

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Tuesday held a ceremony launching a new frigate named after a warship torpedoed by North Korea in 2010, the Navy and state arms procurement agency said. The ceremony for the 2,800-ton frigate, Cheonan, took place at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan, some [...]