By Prashanth Parameswaran
Seoul unveils its sixth Type 214 submarine.
South Korea unveiled a new 1,800-ton attack submarine Thursday.
The Yu Gwan-sun, the Navy’s sixth Type 214 1,800-ton submarine, was revealed at a launching ceremony in the southern coastal city of Geoje, South Gyeongsang province. Manufactured by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., it is named after a renowned independence fighter during Japanese colonial rule, partly designed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the nation’s independence from Tokyo. While South Korean submarines have frequently been named after independence fighters, this is first time that one has been named after a woman, a fact that has been widely cited across local media reports.
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