Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- The unshakable
faith and steadfast revolutionary will of the Workers' Party of Korea to firmly
defend the lasting growth and prosperity of our great state with its
tremendous, matchless and absolute strength are ushering in a shining heyday of
the naval forces of the DPRK along with the steady birth of the powerful
Juche-type military hardware.
Another multi-mission destroyer, which will
firmly guarantee the maritime sovereignty and national interests of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has greeted the historic moment of
recording its sacred name as a defender in the history, demonstrating the
invariable will to build a powerful army of our Party aspiring after only
advance without tolerating frustration and stagnation under any unfavourable
conditions.
A continuous possession of new-type
destroyers, which has finally been achieved by the stubborn efforts and
unyielding fighting spirit on the sacred journey for the strengthening and
development of the Juche-oriented naval forces, serves as a demonstration of
the power of indomitable spirit of the workers in the field of the
warship-building industry and the great potential power of our state and, at
the same time, a matchless step forward in implementing the maritime strategy
of the Party Central Committee to reliably defend the security of the country
and the world peace.
A ceremony of launching the destroyer of the
Navy of the Korean People's Army took place at the Rajin Shipyard on June 12.
Present at the ceremony were senior Party,
government and military officials, workers, scientists, technicians and
officials in the field of the warship-building industry, officers and men of
the KPA Navy, the commanding officers and seamen of the destroyer, teaching
staff and students of Kim Jong Suk Naval University, commanding officers of the
services and corps-level units of the KPA and leading officials of ministries
and national agencies.
The venue of the ceremony, manifesting the
lofty ideal and triumphant spirit of Juche Korea progressing to be an advanced
maritime power, was full of absolute trust in Comrade Kim Jong Un,
who is steadfastly accelerating the historic advance of the revolution in the
warship-building industry in the new era, and great pride in and self-respect
for the ever-growing inexhaustible strength of our state.
The guard of honour of the KPA Navy solemnly
lined up, waiting for the moment of glory.
When the respected Comrade Kim Jong
Un arrived at the venue of the ceremony where the latest multi-mission
destroyer was moored majestically, all the participants broke into enthusiastic
cheers as they accorded the greatest glory and respect to the peerless patriot
and ever-victorious brilliant commander who is forcing his way along the
untrodden path and thorny path of pioneering for the country's prosperity and
the peace of all generations to come with his great strenuous efforts and iron
will in order to usher in a great heyday in the building of a maritime power
when the cherished desire of the nation with a history spanning 5 000 years
would be fulfilled admirably.
There was a ceremony of greeting Kim
Jong Un.
He reviewed the colours of honour of the KPA
Navy and its guard of honour.
Major commanding officers of the Navy
courteously greeted him with boundless reverence for him.
There was a march-past of the guard of honour
of the KPA Navy.
Kim Jong Un took the platform followed by senior
officials of the Party and government, the commander and other commanding
officers of the Navy, commanding officers of the services and corps-level units
of the KPA, chief secretaries of the provincial committees of the WPK,
officials in the field of munitions industry, and officials and meritorious
persons in the field of warship-building.
The national anthem of the DPRK was solemnly
played.
Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central
Committee of the WPK, delivered a commemorative address.
Expressing his profound emotion about the
fact that new-type destroyer No. 2, which will join the front rank of the
DPRK's sea defence capabilities thanks to the high revolutionary enthusiasm and
strenuous efforts of the workers in the field of the warship-building industry,
is to be launched in the blue waters of the East Sea at last and it has become
possible to report the result to the plenary meeting of the Party Central
Committee, the speaker said that this constitutes a proud and auspicious event which
makes it possible to feel that the era, in which the ideal and goal of the DPRK
and its growing national power reach the ocean, is really coming closer like
the dignified entity of the warship.
Referring to the fact that the new-type
multi-mission destroyers, as a leading restraining force for sea defence, are
equipped with comprehensive combat capability which was developed and enhanced
in our own way to freely move in and out of the East Sea and the Pacific like
their yard and make an annihilating, retaliatory strike against the hostile
forces, who try to challenge the sovereignty of our state and encroach upon its
right to peace and prosperity, wherever they are—coastal waters, ocean or land,
he affirmed that today's launching ceremony will demonstrate that the new era
of the maritime power aspired by our Party, state and people is an undeniable
reality.
Referring to the reality in which an
eye-opening event of building two large multi-mission destroyers took place in
less than one year and a half under the energetic leadership of Kim
Jong Un, who is leading in the van the all-round, rapid and victorious
advance of the revolution in national defence industry in the new era, he
stressed that the honour of receiving the outstanding and seasoned guidance of
the Party Central Committee, which is producing the transformative results of
the revolutionary industry one after another to usher in a heyday in the
buildup of the self-defensive capabilities, is the inexhaustible strength for
creation and miracles being performed in the whole defence industry front, not
just the warship-building industry field.
The DPRK's warship-building industry will
achieve more remarkable successes as it is led by the respected Comrade Kim
Jong Un and has the precious experience and lessons gained in the
unyielding struggle, the speaker said, expressing his determination to give
fuller play to the staunch spirit of faithfully supporting the ideas and
leadership of the great Party Central Committee and to develop greater strength
for creation and thereby devote all efforts to the sacred struggle for proudly
demonstrating the DPRK, our dignified and powerful country, before the world.
At the ceremony, No Kwang Chol, minister of
National Defence of the DPRK, announced an order of the Central Military
Commission of the WPK on the grading regulations and naming of the destroyer
which was signed by Kim Jong Un and conveyed a certificate of
the warship grading and naming to the commander of the East Sea Fleet of the
KPA Navy.
According to the order of the Central
Military Commission of the WPK, the newly-built destroyer was graded as the
Choe Hyon class and named Kang Kon.
Kim Jong Un conferred the ensign of the destroyer
Kang Kon on the commanding officers of the East Sea Fleet of the KPA Navy.
Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central
Committee of the WPK, cut the rope in token of the ceremony of launching the
destroyer.
At that moment, a veil over the warship name
was removed with the warship whistle and fireworks were set off and balloons
released to decorate the sky beautifully.
Kim Jong Un mounted the destroyer.
The warship, which greeted the moment of
honour of undergoing the first inspection by the Supreme Commander, was filled
with militant enthusiasm.
After receiving the salute of the
captain, Kim Jong Un gave the seamen warm encouragement, going
round the stem and quarter deck of the warship.
The memorial relief image of anti-Japanese
revolutionary fighter Kang Kon, the first chief of the General Staff of the
Korean People's Army, was unveiled on the destroyer.
Kim Jong Un placed a flower before the relief image
of Kang Kon, the loyalist who rendered distinguished services for army
building, and paid high tribute to him, praying that the youthfulness which the
prominent military strategist representing the heroism of the KPA and genuine
communist revolutionary devoted to the cause of building a state and founding
an army and the strong, brave stamina and precious spirit he demonstrated
during the southward advance, would be a propelling power pushing the warship and
permanent nutrition of a-match-for-a-hundred combat spirit to encourage the
seamen of new generation to record only victorious furrow and inspire the
eternal prosperity of the Navy of the DPRK.
He met and encouraged the scientists,
technicians and workers in the field of warship-building industry who
contributed to the building of the destroyer and its restoration to the
original state.
Shaking the hands of each of meritorious
persons, Kim Jong Un expressed his heartfelt thanks to the
patriotic loyalty and labour feats of them who made a contribution to perfectly
implementing the order of the Central Military Commission of the Party by
displaying their excellent professional qualifications and abilities with one
mind in building a warship of new generation and restoring it.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un delivered
a commemorative speech.
He said that the grand launching ceremony of
destroyer No. 2 shows that the new era of building a fleet, which has raised
the anchor of sacred pioneering, is making steady progress and our huge
warship-building plans aimed at building the world-level naval capability are
being pushed most correctly and quickly. And he expressed his deep thanks to
the heroic workers in the field of the warship-building industry, including
those of Chongjin and Rajin shipyards, and scientists, technicians and
officials of the relevant sector who brought about a very important event which
makes people actually feel a change showing the extremely rapid development of
our warship-building industry.
There was an absurd twist which impaired the
dignity and prestige of the country in a moment due to the sheer
irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism, but no obstacle could delay the
important course of bolstering up the naval combat power, he said, adding that
this is another proof of the power of our mode of revolution and development as
nourishment essential for the progress and leap of the warship-building
industry.
Saying that we can step up the revolution in
the warship-building industry in earnest at present as we have a strong will
and have secured our own reliable forces and great technical power to guarantee
it practically, he clarified the defence strategy of our Party and practical
measures for the rapid strengthening of the naval forces, including the
building of two destroyers, which are of or above the Choe Hyon class, and the
deployment of them in operational waters every year from next year according to
the constant view of our Navy that aggression can be prevented when it has the
counterattack strength and capability.
Our cause of ushering in the golden era of
the Navy has entered the full-scale stage, he said, expressing expectation and
conviction that the workers in the field of the shipbuilding industry would
build many large modern warships commensurate with the prestige of a military
giant, which have been planned and decided by the Party, by giving fullest play
to their boundless loyalty, patriotism, actual ability which cannot be ignored
and capacity of tenacious execution, and thus continue to write a new history
of the leap forward in the shipbuilding industry.
When he finished his speech, the harbour
resounded with the stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" which all the
participants full of great excitement and joy raised, being convinced of the
bright future of Juche Korea dynamically advancing towards an advanced maritime
power in the new century.
He highly praised the heroic feats of Jo Kum
Hyok, head of Sheet Metal Processing Work team No. 1 of the Modernization
Workshop under the Chongjin Shipyard who died at the worksite during the
building of the destroyer, and met his wife and son to console them.
Kim Jong Un awarded the main commanding officers of
the destroyer commemorative copper coins and had a photo taken with the
commanding officers and sailors of the destroyer in front of the destroyer Kang
Kon, which will be recorded forever in the army-building history.
He expressed his great trust that all the
sailors of the destroyer would reliably carry forward the great spirit and
indomitable bravery of the army-founding generation, who defended the
sovereignty of our DPRK with honour, and thus glorify with brilliant feats the
immortal exploits performed by the Navy for the country and its glorious furrow
of defence.
All the commanding officers and sailors of
the destroyer, who had the highest honour of being inspected and warmly blessed
first by the head of state, expressed gratitude to Kim Jong Un, and
pledged to fully demonstrate the heroic fighting spirit of the DPRK Navy and
firmly defend the territorial waters of the country as they follow the sea
route of victory indicated by the Party Central Committee.
He also met the workers, scientists,
technicians, skilled workers and officials in the shipbuilding field, including
those of Chongjin and Rajin shipyards, who contributed to the building of
warships. And he had left a picture of love and trust, expressing expectation
that they would launch invincible warships one after another in the sea of the
country with more vigorous exertion and unyielding struggle so as to continue
to dynamically write a great history of steadily increasing the great power of
the Korean People's Army.
A performance was given to celebrate the
launch of the destroyer.
The launching ceremony is a powerful
demonstration of the prompt decision and will of the WPK to firmly defend
national sovereignty, territorial integrity and security interests by rapidly
developing the DPRK Navy into a powerful service in charge of part of the state
nuclear deterrent, and a momentous occasion of injecting great vitality into
the patriotic struggle of our people advancing dynamically towards the future
of prosperity with high ambition and ideal.
The fame of the heroic people's navy getting
greater day by day along with the glorious Kim Jong Un’s era will
shine brilliantly as a symbol of the bravery and victory of indomitable
socialist Korea, and the combat power extending to the vast ocean will
demonstrate before the whole world its dignity and might as the treasured sword
for defending justice and peace.
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