New patrol ships to possibly inherit hull numbers of warships engaged in naval battles against N. Korea

The Navy is considering assigning the hull numbers of two decommissioned Chamsuri-class patrol boats to next-generation high-speed patrol ships in a bid to honor their role in naval skirmishes against North Korea in the Yellow Sea, a Seoul lawmaker said Sunday. The Navy is weighing a plan to pass on the hull numbers of the Chamsuri-325 and Chamsuri-357 warships to new Patrol Killer Medium Rockets that will be built in the future, according to Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the main opposition People Power

By The Korea Herald