The Kang Kon suffered a botched broadside launch in May 2025 that ended in the vessel capsizing and its hull being partially crushed.
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The Kang Kon is the second warship of its class; the first, pictured here, was commissioned in late June.
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The destroyer Kang Kon was commissioned into North Korea's navy in the eastern port city of Wonsan.
The 5,000-ton destroyer was damaged when it capsized during the first attemped launch in May.
