Mayang-do (Sinpho City)

Korea (North) / Hamgyongnamdo / Sinpo / Sinpho City
 island, naval base
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Island.
(마양도/馬養島)
This island hosts North Korea's largest submarine base. Numerous Romeo class patrol diesel submarines visible, as well as variety of mini submarines and small submersibles.
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Coordinates:   39°59'57"N   128°11'50"E

Comments

  • Wait, do they even have a navy?
  • Not funny. They have large naval forces. Mostly of small vessels and submarines. Rather obsolete but still dangerous and powerfull enough to drive-off any invasion attempts or break local communication lines. Many small vessels use natural and artificial caves as their bases. There are many large underground naval bases too, well secured.
  • They do have a navy. I remember sometime in the 90's that a NKN sub beached on a South Korean beach, starting a country-wide man hunt for Commandos. They're were a few naval battles in the Korean war, not to mention small skirmishes in the Western sea and the fight between Japan's coast guard and a NKN ship on the 22 of December, 2001.
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