(Asien) Seestreitkräfte Nordkoreas

[Schneemann]

Mittlerweile ist man ein Stückchen weiter, und es scheint relativ klar, dass es kein U-Boot war, sondern ein U-Boot-Jagdschiff...

North Korea mourns sailors lost in combat

North Korea is in mourning for 19 sailors lost when their submarine hunter ship sank

At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during "combat duties" off the east coast last month, North and South Korean media said. South Korean media said the ship sank during a drill killing "scores".

Photos released by North Korea's KCNA state news agency showed leader Kim Jong Un laying flowers at the foot of a memorial to the dead, encircled by at least 19 graves emblazoned with the faces of the sailors. "Submarine chaser No. 233 fell while performing combat duties in mid-October," KCNA said. [...]

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Mutmaßlich handelt es sich bei dem Schiff um ein U-Jagd- und Minenabwehrschiff des rund 400 ts großen Hainan-Typs (auch als Klasse 037 bekannt).

Schneemann.