Taiwan to start building first indigenous submarine before end of November

[Gerald]

A model of Taiwan’s first locally designed SSK being displayed in May 2019 in a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the island’s first submarine-building facility. (RoCN)

The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has announced that construction work on Taiwan’s first locally designed and developed diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) will begin before the end of November.

The RoCN said in a 2 November statement that the island’s new submarine-building facility, located in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, will become operational this month, with local naval shipbuilder CSBC Corporation expected to hold a ceremony to mark the beginning of production of the first of eight planned submarines.

Note: 04 NOVEMBER 2020

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