The Republic of Korea Navy’s destroyer anchored at Tien Sa port in Da Nang on September 11, beginning its four-day visit to the central city.
Destroyer ROKS Moon Mu The Great arrives at Tien Sa port (Source: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The Republic of Korea Navy’s destroyer anchoredat Tien Sa port in Da Nang on September 11, beginning its four-day visit to thecentral city.
Attending the welcome ceremony for Destroyer ROKS Moon MuThe Great included leaders of the High Command of Vietnam's Naval Region 3,Defence Ministry’s Department of External Relations and Da Nang’s Military HighCommand, together with the RoK’s Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyun, and DefenceAttaché Ryou Jae Guen.
During their stay, the ship’s officers and crewmembers willpay courtesy visits to leaders of the municipal People’s Committee and the HighCommand of the Naval Region 3.
Before leaving the Tien Sa port on September 14, the destroyerwill participate in a joint team formation and communication exercise with theVietnamese Navy.
The joint exercise aims to promote defense cooperationbetween the two countries and help strengthen regional unity in the maintenanceof security, safety and freedom of navigation.
This is the second visit by a RoK naval ship to Da Nang. ROKSMoon Mu The Great is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer commissioned in2004. The ship is 150 meters (492 feet) long with a beam of 17.4 meters, draftof 9.5 meters, displacement of 4,400 tons and a maximum speed of 30 knots (35miles per hour) with a range of 10,200 kilometers.
The destroyer is equipped with an advanced naval radarsystem and armed with a wide range of armament including torpedoes, cruise missilesand surface-to-air missiles.-VNA
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