U.S. nuke-powered submarine makes port call to S. Korea

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-22 17:00:36|Editor: Zhou Xin
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SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine made a port call Wednesday to South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, according to Yonhap news agency report.

The USS Mississippi arrived at the naval base in the Jeju island earlier in the day for the rest of about 150 crew members and the loading of supplies, Yonhap quoted the South Korean navy as saying.

The USS Mississippi is a Virginia-class attack submarine, which is 114.9 meters long and 10.3 meters wide.

The 7,800-ton submarine can sail at the maximum speed of 25 knots, or 46 km per hour, in the maximum underwater depth of 250 meters.

It is equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles and MK 48 torpedoes.

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