Bureaucracy repeatedly ended turtle-ship service

What killed off the turtle ship?

Korean bureaucracy most often undermined the ships by failing to sustain the leadership, infrastructure, and support that made them effective.

Korean bureaucracy repeatedly cut short the design's service. Korean personnel were as capable as their opponents when given training, support, infrastructure, and competent leadership, but the political system repeatedly withheld or disrupted those conditions. A successful ship type could therefore vanish even when its combat value had been demonstrated.