Destroyer Moon Mu The Great and fast combat support ship ROKS Hwacheon of the Republic of Korea Navy docked at the Da Nang-based Tien Sa port on Saturday, beginning their 3-day visit to the city.

The South Korean guests being warmly received by representatives from the Naval Region 3 High Command

The ships carry a combined total of over 600 naval officers and sailors, led by Rear Admiral Yang Minsoo.

During their stay in Da Nang, the South Korean guests will pay courtesy visits to the city's leaders and the Naval Region 3 High Command, join cultural performances, and visit local attractions.

During their stay in the city, the South Korean guests will pay courtesy visits to the city's leaders and the Naval Region 3 High Command, join cultural performances, and visit local attractions.

The Moon Mu the Great is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer commissioned in 2004.

The ship is 150m (492 feet) long with a beam of 17.4m, draft of 10 m, displacement of 5,550 tonnes and a maximum speed of 30 knots (35 miles per hour) with a range of 10,200 km.

The destroyer is equipped with an advanced naval radar system, and armed with a wide range of armament including torpedoes, cruise missiles, and surface-to-air missiles.

Aside from advanced military equipment, the ship is armed with a helicopter to serve its duties of reconnaissance, patrol, anti-submarine, and anti-ship missions, and attacking land targets.

The Moon Mu the Great features advanced military equipment and a helicopter to serve its duties of reconnaissance, patrol, anti-submarine, and anti-ship missions, and attacking land targets.

This is the second time that Moon Mu The Great has visited Da Nang. On 11 September, 2018, the ship came for joint exercises with Viet Nam's Naval Region 3, which is in charge of ensuring peace and stability in waters off Viet Nam's north-central coast.

Measuring 134m-long and 18m-wide, ship ROKS Hwacheon, with a loading capacity of over 9,000 tonnes and a draft of 6.5 m, is also visiting the city for the second time after September 2017.

The visit to Viet Nam by South Korean naval ships takes place at a time when the relations between the two countries as well as their defence ties have been continuously consolidated.

This is also among activities to concretise the agreement between the two countries and their defence ministries, hereby helping to deepen the bilateral defence relations.

Measuring 134m- long and 18m-wide, ship ROKS Hwacheon has a loading capacity of over 9,000 tonnes and a draft of 6.5 m.