A South Korean naval visit to CFB Esquimalt is serving as both a show of military co-operation and a sales pitch for one of the submarines Canada is considering for its future multi-billionaire-dollar fleet.
The frigate ROKS Daejeon and the submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho arrived at CFB Esquimalt on Saturday as part of a two-week visit and the first trans-Pacific trip by a Republic of Korea Navy submarine.
To start the visit, South Korean officials gave a model of a submarine filled with South Korea seawater to Canadian officials.
The ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, a KSS-III-class submarine built by Hanwha Ocean, is one of two models in contention
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