New frigate named after N. Korea-torpedoed warship
Participants pay silent tribute during a ceremony to launch the 2,800-ton frigate Cheonan, named after a warship torpedoed by North Korea, at a naval base in Changwon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on May 19, 2023. The original 1,200-ton Cheonan sank near the western inter-Korean maritime border in March 2010 after a North Korean midget submarine fired a torpedo at it, killing 46 sailors aboard. The bereaved family members of the victims and surviving sailors attended the ceremony. (Yonhap)
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