Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the destroyer Choe Hyon on March 3 and 4 to inspect its crew members' combat and political training and the tests of the operational efficiency of the destroyer being conducted before its commissioning.

Accompanying him were Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Jong Sik, first deputy department director of the WPK Central Committee, Admiral Pak Kwang Sop, commander of the Navy of the Korean People's Army, and officials in the warship-building sector.

Comrade Kim Jong Un was greeted by the leading officials of the Nampho Shipyard on the spot on March 3.

He mounted the destroyer Choe Hyon to inspect the sailors' training for vessel operation and the process of the shakedown for assessing the destroyer's performance and capability to carry out operations.

He praised the sailors for having achieved successes in the new year’s combat and political training for perfectly acquiring the military and technological qualifications, the level of which was set by the Party Central Committee for the operation of the new-type destroyer.

On the destroyer he acquainted himself with the sailors' preparedness for controlling the warship and handling its various weapon systems.

That day, a trial cruise of the destroyer took place in his presence to assess the elements of its manoeuvrability.

The crew members of the destroyer were in high spirits as they would go on the trial cruise under his supervision.

Kim Jong Un highly appreciated that the maneuverability of the warship meets the requirements of operational performance and that the ship control system is excellent.