The original was taken from a colleague of imp_navigator during Kim Jong Un's visit to the shipyard in Nampho
Another Amnok-type patrol ship is being completed, it seems that the artillery installation was replaced with a copy of the 76-mm OTO Melara, like the Iranian light frigates.
The General Secretary of the CPC, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, supervised the affairs of the Nampho Shipyard on the spot.
He was accompanied by cadres of the Central Committee of the CPC Cho Yong Won, Lee Il Hwan, Cho Chun Ryong, Park Jong Cheon, Jong Hyun Chol, Oh Soo Yong, Kim Jong Sik and the commander of the KPA Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Kim Myung Sik.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un was met on the spot by responsible employees of the shipyard.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un, inspecting various production processes and the shipbuilding site, got acquainted in detail with the general situation and the level of technical equipment of the shipyard.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un mentioned that the immortal merits of the great leader and the great Commander in the leadership have been left on the proud path of development of the shipyard. In the past, the shipyard built various vessels, including many warships, large cargo ships, dredgers and fishing vessels, thereby making a great contribution to the protection of the country's maritime sovereignty, the development of maritime transport and marine fisheries," he said.
And he stressed that the invaluable history and tradition of the shipyard, which has developed and strengthened as the largest shipbuilding base during the long practical struggle for the implementation of the party's policy in the field of defense industry and policy in the field of shipbuilding industry, should always continue.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un noted that the Nampho Shipyard is taking on a big and important task in the development of the shipbuilding industry and strengthening the country's Navy, putting forward a revolutionary combat course for the shipyard to open a new era of the shipbuilding industry.
Comrade Kim Jong-un said that today, in order to reliably protect the country's sovereign right at sea and accelerate preparations for war, strengthening the Navy is the most important issue, and this requires the shipbuilding industry to make a new leap in development and strengthen its material and technical base. The modernization of the country's shipbuilding industry in accordance with the dictates of the new century serves as an important guarantee, a prerequisite for the implementation of our party's line on defense and economic construction," he noted.
Comrade Kim Jong-un stressed that this shipyard, which is the reliable largest base of the country's military shipbuilding and is proud of its remarkable history of self-reliance, should naturally be an example and play a leading role in implementing the new course of the party for the noticeable development of the shipbuilding industry.
Comrade Kim Jong-un noted that the Nampho shipyard should actively accelerate the modernization of the technical processes of ship construction, make further efforts to establish a culture of production and everyday life and continuously improve the conditions of the material and cultural life of the team.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un received a detailed report on the progress of the construction of various ships, which was decided by the VIII Party Congress, and preparations for the implementation of a huge new plan.
Comrade Kim Jong-un got acquainted with the current work of the shipyard, including shipbuilding technology, design, reinforcement of production capacity and provision of materials and cooperative products, and resolved the issues that arise. And he ordered to persistently promote the planned shipbuilding works and be sure to complete them during the five-year plan.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un highlighted the direction for further strengthening the material and technical foundation of the shipyard in accordance with an important requirement for vigorously stimulating the promising development of the shipbuilding industry and took important measures.
Dear Comrade Kim Jong-un said that the party members and the working staff of the Nampho shipyard have a brilliant fighting tradition, that during all the years of the revolution they vividly showed a consistent spirit of selfless implementation and a fighting spirit of self-reliance and faithfully supported the defense policy and economic policy of the party. They must be at the forefront by all means, consistently implement the plan of our party, which intends to open a new period of rapid development in strengthening the Juche Navy," he stressed once again.
Comrade Kim Jong-un expressed the hope that the shipyard workers, with boundless devotion to the party and the revolution, and a sense of patriotism, will increase their ability a hundredfold, which no one can ignore, and persistent diligence in order to flawlessly build the main warships at the world level, which are the intention and decision of our party.
All party members and workers of the Nampho Shipyard are determined to honorably perform a leading, avant-garde role on the path of selfless implementation of the course outlined by the Central Committee of the Party for the development of the shipbuilding industry in a new era, keeping in their hearts the great trust of Comrade Kim Jong-un, who put them on the front line of the solemn struggle for the strengthening and development of the shipbuilding industry and the Juche The Navy of the country and inspired them with new faith and cheerfulness.
KCNA
A series of smaller ships under construction..
