USS Kentucky Make Port Call in South Korea, First SSBN Visit in 40 Years

Sailors heave a line to bring the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) into port in Busan. US Navy Photo

Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) arrived in Busan, South Korea, the first visit by a U.S. submarine in four decades, U.S. Strategic Command announced Tuesday.

The visit to Busan was planned in the Washington Declaration, an agreement between Washington and Seoul to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the two...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/18/uss-kentucky-calls-in-south-korea-first-ssbn-visit-in-40-years

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