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Dolgorae-class Submarine
The Dolgorae-class submarine (Hangul: 돌고래급 잠수정) was a type of midget submarine designed and acquired for the Republic of Korea Navy. All three units are now retired. These midget submarines were the first South Korean submarines of any type. They were acquired primarily to obtain initial experience with the basics of operating a submarine force. The secondary mission to train surface ASW ships in the detection of North Korean midget submarines. Replacement In November 2011, South Korea unveiled plans for a new mini-sub designated KSS-500A. In September 2015, ''Jane's.com'' reported that Hyundai Heavy Industries started construction of a single long HDS-400 mini submarine for an unnamed naval customer. Ships in the class In November 2017, SSM-051 was opened as a museum ship in the new Seoul Battleship Park beside the Han River in western Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanjin Heavy Industries
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Company, Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 HJ중공업, Hanja: 株式會社HJ重工業), formerly Korea Shipbuilding & Engineering Corporation (Korean: 대한조선공사, Hanja: 大韓造船公社) and Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.) (Korean: 주식회사 한진중공업, Hanja: 株式會社韓進重工業), is a South Korean-based multinational shipbuilding company, founded in 1937 as Chosun Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (Korean: 조선중공업 주식회사, Hanja: 朝鮮重工業株式會社). Scandals 7 July, Thousands of protesters clashed with the police in a demonstration against layoffs in Yeong-do, Busan, and Police fired water cannons with diluted tear-water solution on the crowds after warning the crowds to disperse on the streets. In late September, 2020, the Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor and largest shareholder, announced it would sell all or part of its stake in HHIC. KDB owns 83.45 percent of shares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Battleship Park
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fortun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
