North Korea Navy Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings
Every recorded change to the North Korea fleet: warships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned or retired, each with a date and source. View all navy events.
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North Korea navy losses, sinkings & commissionings
- SEP 62026 Kang Kon (Choe Hyon) Commissioned 🇰🇵 North Korea · Commissioned at Wonsan, second Choe Hyon-class destroyer and North Korea's most advanced warship.
- JUN 232026 Choe Hyon (Choe Hyon) Commissioned 🇰🇵 North Korea · Commissioned at Nampho shipyard; first guided-missile destroyer of the North Korean navy.
- MAY 212025 Kang Kon (Choe Hyon) Damaged 🇰🇵 North Korea · Capsized during a failed side launch at Chongjin shipyard; righted and refloated in early June, relaunched on 5 June.
- APR 252025 Choe Hyon (Choe Hyon) Delivered 🇰🇵 North Korea · Handed over to the Korean People's Navy at Nampo in a ceremony attended by Kim Jong Un; formal commissioning followed in June 2026.