S. Korea Navy appoints first woman to lead captain-rank ship

The South Korean Navy has appointed a woman for the first time in its history to command a captain-rank ship. According to the Navy on Tuesday, Capt. Bae Sun-young will take command of a landing platform helicopter ship, the Republic of Korea Ship Dokdo, on Wednesday. The vessel can conduct amphibious landing operations, serve as a flagship for naval task forces and operate as a platform for unmanned vehicles. Bae joined the Korea Naval Academy in 1999, when the academy began accepting female mi