page_title: ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH-981)
hierarchical_section_title: ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH-981)
caption_attribution_description: English: BUSAN, Republic of Korea (July 25, 2010). The Republic of Korea Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin class destroyer Choi Young (DDH 981) during a joint maritime and air readiness exercise "Invincible Spirit" with the U.S. Navy in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from July 25-28, 2010.
context_page_description: ROKS Choe Yeong is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. The ship is named after Choe Yeong.
  In January 2011 she saw action when she pursued a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates. The tanker was retaken with eight pirates killed and five captured. Later in 2011 she evacuated South Korean nationals stranded in Libya.
context_section_description: ROKS Choe Yeong is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the South Korean navy. The ship is named after Choe Yeong. 
  In January 2011 she saw action when she pursued a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates. The tanker was retaken with eight pirates killed and five captured. Later in 2011 she evacuated South Korean nationals stranded in Libya.
caption: ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH-981)
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