The tremendous strength of Juche Korea, which confidently attains the phased goals for building a rich country with a strong army through the first arduous journey and vigorous stride of great pioneering along the milestone of victory indicated by the ever-victorious Workers’ Party of Korea, is ushering in a grand new era of an advanced maritime power while powerfully reaching out to the vast ocean.
A new entity has emerged to firmly guarantee the maritime sovereignty of the DPRK, demonstrating the prestige of a powerful country rising bravely despite all difficulties, the irresistible might of the indomitable, tenacious and intrepid Korean people and the modernity of the Juche-oriented naval force making rapid progress.
The birth of the new-type multi-mission destroyer, which is an ensemble of the state economy and an aggregate of self-reliant defence technology and which is equipped with the powerful cutting-edge strike weapon systems of the Korean style which do not allow comparison, is a brilliant fruition of the iron faith and will and outstanding leadership of the great
A ceremony of launching the newly-built destroyer was held with splendour at the Nampho Shipyard on April 25, the significant founding anniversary of the first armed forces of the Korean revolution, in the presence of
Present at the ceremony were senior Party, government and military officials, the workers of the Nampho Shipyard and officials and researchers in the field of the warship-building industry who contributed to building the destroyer, officers and men of the Navy of the Korean People’s Army, discharged navy generals, teaching staff and students of Kim Jong Suk Naval University, commanding officers of the services and corps of the KPA and leading officials of ministries and national agencies.
