The Chang Bogo Class includes nine submarines. The ROKN placed an order for the construction of three submarines in 1987. The first boat in class, ROKS Chang Bogo (SS-61), was launched in June 1992 by HDW at Kiel, Germany. The remaining two subs were built by Daewoo at Okpo in South Korea, using German-supplied materials.
Republic of Korea Chang Bogo-class submarine ROKS Lee Eokgi (SS 071) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
