South Korean Submarine Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho Completes Historic 14,000-Km Pacific Crossing
The 3,000-ton submarine is making a 14,000-kilometre voyage to show endurance as Hanwha and Germany’s TKMS compete for up to 12 boats.
- On Saturday, the 3,000-ton South Korean submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho arrived at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in Victoria, British Columbia, to conduct joint anti-submarine exercises with the Royal Canadian Navy and showcase Hanwha Ocean's bid for Canada's multibillion-dollar submarine contract.
- Canada is evaluating bids from Hanwha Ocean and Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to supply up to 12 new submarines, a program estimated at roughly $44 billion intended to replace the aging Victoria-class fleet.
- Demonstrating long-endurance capabilities, the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho completed a 14,000-kilometer trans-Pacific voyage, fulfilling a core requirement of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project to operate in the Arctic with extended range and stealth.
- Rear-Admiral David Patchell, Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, stated "I need them yesterday" regarding new submarines, while emphasizing the Canadian Armed Forces must expand its submariner workforce from roughly 200 to 1,000 to operate the future fleet.
- Hanwha has pledged up to $345 million to fund a new structural steel beam mill at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and promised to build armoured vehicles in Canada if selected, aiming to influence the procurement decision expected this summer.
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The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, often referred to in shorthand as CPSP, is Ottawa’s attempt to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s aged Victoria-class submarines with a significantly larger and much more capable submarine force. By Canadian standards, this project is significant. Ottawa would like up to 12 conventionally powered submarines capable of operating not only in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans but also in Canada’s far north, in Ar…
South Korean sub crosses Pacific for Canada’s biggest arms deal
A South Korean submarine completed the longest voyage in the history of South Korea’s submarine force, crossing 14,000 kilometers of open Pacific Ocean to dock at a Canadian naval base, and the timing was not accidental. Canada is weeks away from one of the most consequential military procurement decisions in its modern history, and Seoul […]
Our Navy's diesel submarine, the Dosan An Chang-ho (3,000-ton class), has become the first domestically produced submarine to cross the Pacific Ocean and enter Canada. By recording a one-way distance of approximately 14,000 km—the longest voyage in history for a domestically produced submarine—it demonstrated its long-range operational capabilities. The Navy has stepped forward to provide "firepower support" for the Canadian submarine bidding wa…
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