A new high-speed patrol boat will be delivered to South Korea's Navy on Monday, the first of several 230-ton vessels to replace aging ones in operation near the tense inter-Korean sea border in the Yellow Sea, the country's arms agency said.

The Navy will receive the new 230-ton patrol killer medium rocket ship in a ceremony to be held at Busan shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

It will be deployed to western front-line waters near the Northern Limit Line early next year following three months of crew training and other preparations.

The PKMR-211 is the first of the Gumdoksuri (Golden Eagle)-class ships to replace the 170-ton Chamsuri (Sea Eagle)-class vessels.

Carrying more than 20 sailors, it can sail at a maximum speed of 41 knots, or 75 kilometers, an hour.

The boat, 45 meters long and seven meters wide, is equipped with 130-mm guided rockets, 76-mm cannon and other cutting-edge combat systems.

"Armed with domestically developed combat systems and state-of-the-art weapons including 130-mm guided rockets, the ship's combat capability has been strengthened significantly compared with that of the Chamsuri-class ones," said Kim Sang-hee, head of the DAPA's high-speed boat project team.

As the 130-mm guided rockets can be used for precisely striking rigid inflatable boats from a long distance, it's expected to improve the Navy's ability to counter North Korea's high-speed infiltration forces, Kim added. (Yonhap)