KIS ''Yangmu'' (양무호,揚武號) was the first warship of the Korean Empire Armed Forces. This ship was built by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co and named "SS Pallas". This ship launched on 1881 and used in Clark George Ltd,

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. In 1893, this ship sold to the Japan's Mitsui Corporation, and Named "Kachidate Maru". Next 1903, Japan's It was purchased by the Korean empire from Mitsui Corporation with 1,100,000 Korean Won, or 550,000

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. This was about 30% of the total military budget of the

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. The warship, however, was not as efficient as it looked because its previous use as a

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. For the reasons above, another battleship was ordered to be constructed for a more efficient warship- the .

References

{{Reflist *An, Joo Yun. "The Korean Empire: a 13-year Plan." History Special. Dir. Jung Hoon Go. KBS. KBS1, Seoul, 22 Sept. 2006. Television. 1881 ships Korean Empire Naval ships of Korea Ships built on the River Tees