Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 37



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Episode 37 – General Won wins

“CEO! “The launch ceremony date for the Lee Hoi-young has finally been set.”

“yes! really?”

“yes. haha. The launching ceremony and naming ceremony will be held together.”

“What should I prepare?”

“First, we need to select a godmother who will break the champagne bottle at the launch ceremony. We will take care of all other preparations.”

“Can we operate immediately after launching?”

“CEO. There is a slight difference between launching and commissioning. Usually, ships are not put into service immediately after the launching ceremony.”

“ah. is that so? “I’m a little disappointed.”

For a moment, I felt let down due to disappointment.

“CEO! I’m not finished with my words yet.

I knew that would be the case, so I did as much work as possible. “Now that the outfitting work has been completed, a test flight is possible immediately after the launch ceremony.”

“ah! thank you thank you.”

“After the test operation, if there are no critical problems with the propulsion system, pressure hull, and main structures, it can be commissioned immediately.” “Wow, thank you.” Thank you for your hard work. Do you have anything to prepare for the test flight?”

“Colonel Choi Eun-seok is already conducting crew orientation.”

The godmother refers to the sponsor who throws or hits a champagne bottle on the ship and breaks it during the launching or naming ceremony.

It was a tradition for women to do it regardless of country or ship type.

I was worried about deciding on a godmother who would grace the grand finale of the launch ceremony.

The champagne bottle didn’t break at the launch ceremony. I also had a strong desire to avoid the jinx of the Titanic or the K-19 submarine.

Still, I didn’t like using mechanical devices to break champagne bottles like these days.

At first, I thought of Hyein. She somehow felt out of place. She also didn’t like causing unnecessary misunderstandings, as the ship owner’s wife often served as her godmother.

I thought of director Lee Shin-young. For some reason, I felt like I would miss the champagne bottle or break it due to lack of strength.

And when I imagined her excessive tension, my thought of no was solidified.

After thinking about it, Sergeant Yoo Min of the OSS came to mind.

His contribution to the Give Warning operation as a member of the Bravo team is also significant. He also thought that it was meaningful because he was the youngest member of the company.

I ordered the entire Bravo team, along with Sergeant Yu Min, to return home. It was also a special vacation for the Bravo team, which was comprised entirely of Koreans.

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Along with preparations for the launch ceremony, work at the Tawi-Tawi Shinheung Camp was completed.

Due to this incident, the atmosphere of the Philippine state government and Mindanao autonomous government seemed to be struggling to manage facial expressions, as it was literally like ‘blowing one’s nose without touching one’s hands.’

It was a troublesome thing. In addition to inflicting a serious blow to the MILF rebels, the money donated as a development fund appeared to be used as political funds.

In fact, they stepped forward and expressed their intention to ask if there was anything more they could do to help. Taking advantage of that atmosphere, the plan to introduce coastal patrol vessels was expanded.

Accordingly, the Philippine Navy also decided to introduce one of its few ocean patrol ships. (Formally, it is a ship of Philippine nationality.)

And, in practical terms, Director Kim Wan-jun, who played a small role in Operation Give Warning. His performance was dazzling.

The local government, which lacked security capabilities, entrusted us with land and maritime security in the area.

The area around Sinheung Camp and TMSH has become almost our autonomous region.

In this atmosphere, ethnic minorities who had been plundered or persecuted by the MILF began migrating to the area around Sinheung Camp.

In order to make up for the lack of human resources, the outside security of Shinheung Camp was entrusted to a local security company, and a steel fence was erected outside the existing concrete barrier.

Additionally, we placed a concrete barrier around the outside of the housing complex where our employees are moving.

The movement routes of the housing complex and Shinheung Camp were also protected with concrete barriers.

It will be a home port for submarines and patrol ships. The berthing facilities of Sinheung Camp and TMSH were expanded and strengthened. Maintenance facilities for submarines and other ships were also expanded.

With great difficulty, we brought an experienced pilot to Sinheung Camp. It was also equipped with a tugboat.

The introduction of ocean patrol vessels, which had been postponed, also accelerated.

The type of ship was decided to be the Dutch Holland class.

It was a fairly large warship, with a full load displacement of 3750 tons and a length of over 108 meters. He liked that she was automated enough to operate with a crew of just 50 people.

In addition, because it had a spacious hull structure, it was easy to modify in the future.

We decided that time was running out to build a new ship, so we decided to pay more for a ship that was almost completely built.

The ship name was decided as OSS-01. Since she was a ship just before commissioning, she pushed ahead with work so that she could be delivered immediately after the launch of Lee Hoi-young.

Although it did not have missiles as armament, it was fully equipped with automated 76mm naval guns, 30mm cannons, and various machine guns.

I informed Colonel Choi Eun-seok of the news of the introduction of ocean patrol ships. I was introduced to the captain who would be in charge of taking over and operating the ship.

Kang In-su was a reserve colonel. He was a born adventurer.

He was a person who loved the title of captain more than becoming a naval admiral.

I decided that he was the right person for our first meeting.

He was entrusted with all tasks, including selecting crew members. As soon as it was ready, he was instructed to fly to the Netherlands, take over a ship, and come to the Tawi-Tawi Sinheung Camp.

The construction cost was 150 million dollars (about 200 billion won). A pre-delivery contract was signed for $350 million, including modification costs, premiums, and helicopters.

The introductory ship had a helicopter flight deck and hangar. It was also decided to purchase the NH90 NFH medium-sized helicopter and have it delivered mounted on a ship.

It was a warship that even the Philippine Navy would envy.

The specifications of the OSS-01 were summarized as follows.

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Full load capacity: 3,750 tons

Length: 108.4m

Width: 16m

Waterline: 4.55m

Power engine: 2 MAN 7320 horsepower diesel engines

Speed: 22 knots

Range: 9,300km (remodeled to 15,000km)

Naval gun: 1 76mm 62 caliber naval gun (remote control)

Secondary guns: 2 30mm cannons RWS (remote control)

Secondary armament: Two 12.7mm RWS machine guns

4 12.7mm heavy machine guns, 6 7.62m machine guns

Helicopter flight deck / medium-sized helicopter hangar

Equipped with surface craft:

1 fast rescue boat (FRB), 2 fast boats

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It was peaceful, but the time when I could hardly calm down continued.

Just like that, the day of the Lee Hoe-young launch ceremony arrived.

The entire Bravo team also entered the country. And Vice President Jin Min-gyu, who was staying in Russia for PLAN B, also temporarily returned to Korea.

On the day of the launching ceremony, the Bravo team and all company officials headed to the Okpo Shipyard. My Alpha team and I traveled on the Sonatore.

Another year of Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s war, he headed to Geoje Island after passing through the battlefields of Yi Chung-mu and his army in the South Sea.

I climbed into the yacht cockpit. This time, I took the helm of the boat. Although Captain Kim Chang-gi was standing next to him…

When I saw Sonjatore cutting through the waves for the first time in a long time, I felt my heart refreshed.

Submarine of steel.

When I thought about floating the Lee Hoi-young ship on the water, I couldn’t hide my excitement. For a moment, I imagined the Lee Hoi-young floating in the distant sea.

“CEO! “Please leave the keys to me.”

“yes?”

“I can see you keep thinking about something else and looking away. haha”

It really was. As I was thinking about the submarine, I couldn’t even notice something appearing in front of me.

As Sonatore entered the Okpo Shipyard, the Lee Hoi-young ship, which had been moved to the floating dock, caught her eye. His heart started pounding at the majestic sight.

When the ship docked at the shipyard, Colonel Choi Eun-seong and his vice captains were there to meet us.

“CEO!”

“Colonel. “Thank you for your hard work.”

“no. “I can only thank the CEO for giving me the opportunity to ride such a great submarine.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

“We have completed all preparations for test operations immediately after the launch ceremony.”

“Thank you for your effort.”

We headed straight to the launch ceremony site.

The Lee Hoe-young, placed on a large floating dock, was decorated with colorful ribbons and national flags. There was a large ball hanging above the box.

At first, the plan was to launch the submarine into the water and quietly head out to sea without any events such as a launching ceremony.

However, because it could not help but attract the attention of the authorities and the media, a launch ceremony was held.

The usually boring event began.

As a representative, I had to read boring font combinations such as ‘ocean science, marine resources, national competitiveness’, etc. from the podium.

For the ceremony of breaking the last champagne bottle, the traditional method of breaking the final bottle of champagne was proposed, not the line cutting method, but the godmother striking it down directly.

Sergeant Yoo Min took off his military uniform and came out wearing a stylish two-piece suit. Her simple and disciplined movements made her beauty shine even more.

A bottle of champagne was placed horizontally in Sergeant Yoo Min’s hand.

Usually, they grab the neck of the champagne bottle and slam it into the ship. (There are also cases where the bottle does not break and is hit multiple times.)

She appears to be throwing the bottle itself.

Following the host’s commands, she did so like a baseball player, like a third baseman throwing to first base. She threw the champagne bottle vigorously. It flew toward the Lee Hoi-young ship.

The champagne bottle hit a target on the submarine and exploded, decorating the submarine with white foam.

The final order of the event was to cut the launch line. The launch line refers to the umbilical cord and was like announcing the birth of a ship.

A few years ago, at the Navy warship launch ceremony, an ominous scene was created where the first lady was unable to cut it in one go and struck it several times. It was a rather tense moment.

According to tradition, Sergeant Yoo Min, holding a golden ax in his hand, struck down the ax like a soldier engaged in close combat. The launch line was cut cleanly.

Then, along with a series of bursting congratulations, five-colored pollen was sprayed from the ball hanging in the air. The military band began playing with the sound of a boat horn.

In fact, I had long imagined the submarine falling into the sea with the launch line cut. I’ve been quite disappointed that I don’t do that these days for a variety of reasons.

That’s how the launch ceremony came to an end. A small party has begun. Colonel Choi Eun-seok approached.

“CEO. “You must be bored.”

“ah. yes···. “It’s a bit like that.”

“Tomorrow morning, we are planning a test flight with the crew. Would you like to board?”

“Sure”

The boring time passed, and the morning came after spending the night in Sonatore.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I went to the Lee Hoi-young ship.

The crew members, including Colonel Choi Eun-seong, were lined up in rows, and the floating dock was being filled with water. My pounding heart could hardly calm down.

submarine! Let Lee Hoi-young float on the water. The tugboat adjusted its berthing point.

Lieutenant Colonel Kim Min-su commanded at the glance of Colonel Choi Eun-seok.

– Land warfare (land warfare) Attention!

Colonel Choi Eun-seok turned around and saluted me.

“Commander, the ship is ready to board.”

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