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| ▲ This photo, provided by the Navy, shows graduating cadets at the Naval Academy attending a send-off ceremony for a nine-nation cruise training mission in Jinhae, some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 5, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Navy-cruise training
Navy cadets embark on cruise training mission to 9 nations
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A Navy training ship carrying cadets embarked on a cruise training mission to nine countries Friday in a program designed to build their capacity as junior officers, officials said.
The mission, involving some 400 personnel, including 138 graduating cadets of the Naval Academy, set sail from a naval port in Jinhae, some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, aboard the 4,500-ton ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), according to the Navy.
The vessel is scheduled to make port calls at 10 ports in nine countries, including the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia.
The 105-day mission is aimed at helping the cadets build the capabilities required as junior officers, such as operational and tactical exercises and integrated combat drills.
The cruise training has been held annually since it was first launched in 1954.
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