According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" reported on November 16, Taiwan's "Naval Command" said that the submarine self-construction preparation case has met the conditions for "placing the keel" according to the contract node. Liu Zhibin, Taiwan's "Navy Commander," and Zheng Wenlong, chairman of the Taiwan Shipping Company, jointly presided over the ceremony of "placing the keel" of the submarine at a small port in Kaohsiung on 16 July.
According to the report, submarines do not have keels like surface ships, and "placing keels" only represents the smooth completion of a engineering node. The submarine reaches the condition of "placing the keel", which mainly refers to the welding of the pressure-resistant shell of the main section of the submarine with the submarine shell, and then undergoes a closed pressure test after the welding is completed, and the periscope, communication antenna and other equipment are installed after the determination is correct.
Liu Zhibin said that after the "placement of the keel" ceremony, it is hoped that the special project team will indeed promote the implementation in accordance with the control of the planned node, pay attention to the safety and confidentiality of the construction throughout the process, and complete the construction task of the first submarine on schedule and in good quality.
Source: Reference News Network