Kim Jong Un was "livid" after the second Choe Hyon-class destroyer failed to launch last month, one expert told Newsweek.

Satellite images and videos show how launching a 5,000-ton warship into the water sideways ... a dry dock large enough to build a Choe Hyun-class destroyer nor an incline to slide the ship stern ...

The 5,000-ton Choe Hyon-class destroyer — one of the North Korea’s largest warships — was a key part of the state’s naval modernization plans. Kim Jong Un was on hand to see the launch and ...

Photo: Kim Jae-Hwan/Zuma Press SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s dream of modernizing his country’s outdated naval fleet suffered a major setback after a much-touted warship crashed ...

North Korea has begun a full-scale investigation into the accident that occurred during the launch of a warship this week, state media KCNA reported on Friday. Pyongyang has said the incident on ...

Some sections of the hull were crushed, upsetting the balance of the warship and preventing the bow from leaving the shipway, the report added. Related North Korean human rights a global issue ...

This makes it the largest Japanese warship since World War II and a significant leap in Japan’s maritime capabilities. China views the Izumo not as a benign vessel but as a symbolic and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who watched the failed launch, called it a "criminal act," that tarnished the country's dignity. https://p.dw.com/p/4ujvx Kim ...

USS Stockdale's captain explained to BI that his warship is an ideal platform for this mission. He said the Stockdale brings high-end comms and sensors to the table, along with an embarked helicopter.

Kim had called the warship a "breakthrough" in modernising the country's naval forces and said it would be deployed early next year.

A new North Korean naval destroyer had part of its hull smashed after a disastrous launch. State media wrote that the ship's stern slid off a ramp too early, causing the vessel to become stuck.