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ROKS Cheonan sinking; Part of the Korean conflict: Four photos show damage to ROKS Cheonan — clockwise from upper left: (1) a damaged stack; (2) front portion (port side) showing the break point; (3) a large fragment is lifted from the sea; (4) water pressure marks on the hull bottom.
ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), commissioned in 1989. On 26 March 2010, she broke in two and sank near the sea border with North Korea , killing 46 sailors.
March 26, 2010: A Republic of Korea Navy vessel, the ROKS Cheonan, was allegedly sunk by a North Korean torpedo near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. A rescue operation recovered 58 survivors but 46 sailors were killed.
Elevated parts of a highway under construction is seen collapsed in Cheonan, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. - Park Woo-kyoung/Newsis/AP.
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ROKS Cheonan is the name of two South Korean Navy warships: ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) , a Pohang -class corvette from 1989 to 2010. ROKS Cheonan (FFG-826) , a Daegu -class frigate commissioned in 2023.
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Cheonan is known for small walnut-shaped and flavored cakes, or hodugwaja, which are produced in the area. It is common when leaving from or passing through Cheonan Station by train to see many merchants selling hodugwaja. [16] Cheonan is also known for several agricultural products including melons, grapes and ya pears.