Sohn Won-yil - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...

Son Won-il, ROKN

Republic of Korea Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...

(May 5, 1909 – February 15, 1980) was the first Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the Republic of Korea Navy

Republic of Korea Navy

. As one of the founding members of the Republic of Korea Navy

Republic of Korea Navy

, he is generally regarded as the founder of the South Korean navy. After relieved from the service, he was appointed as the fifth Minister of National Defense, and the first ambassador

Ambassador

An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....

to West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

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In honor of Vice Admiral Sohn, ROKS Son Wonil (SS 072), the first of Son Wonil class submarines

Type 214 submarine

The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH . It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion system using Siemens polymer electrolyte membrane hydrogen fuel cells...

, was commissioned in 2007.

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