In the latest announcement from Kim Jong-un’s propaganda machine, the country has attempted to tarnish the name of the hailed admiral.
A state-controlled website said: “In the early 20th century, Japan’s Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroyed Czarist Russia’s Baltic fleet.
“At a party celebrating his victory, when his colleagues praised him, saying that he was superior to Admiral Nelson.
“He said, ‘Nelson was not a prominent admiral. If there is a true officer, it’s Korea’s Admiral’.
“Compared to him, I am not better than a corporal.”
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The hermit kingdom has insulted the British national hero, who is famed for his naval victories against France in the Napoleonic wars.
Horatio Nelson was responsible for the Royal Navy solidifying its title as the best fleet of ships in the world during the period.
However, North Korea has attempted to claim that Yi Sun-sin, a naval commander in the 1500s, was far superior.
The rogue state declared: “Yi Sun-sin was a patriotic general who built the turtle ship, the first armoured battleship in the world, and crushed the Japanese invaders.
“In the naval battle off Hansan Island, the Korean naval force commanded by sank around 60 enemy ships and killed thousands of enemy troops.
“In mid-September 1597, the 12 vessels under his command fought against 330 enemy ships off Myongnyang, destroying 30 of them and killing thousands.
“In the battle off Roryang in November 1598, which crowned the war, his fleet destroyed over 200 enemy ships and killed 10,000.
“During this battle, he was shot to death. Breathing his last, he said that his soldiers should not be informed of his death till the battle was over.”
The feeble claims by the hermit kingdom are fabricated as the Korean commanded did not in fact helm the first armoured ships.
Yi Sun-sin’s memoirs only refer to “iron spikes” on the back of vessels “to pierce the enemies’ feet when they tried to board”.
The failure to mention any iron plating severely calls North Korea’s claims into question.
True ironclad warships were not used until the 19th century – a historical belief that severely rules out the statements from the North’s despot leader.
The talks of naval might come as the US is currently undergoing military drills near the Korean peninsula.
The drills are part of a five-day joint effort between the US and South Korea that involved fighter jets, helicopters and naval ships with the gargantuan USS Ronald Reagan also reportedly making an appearance.
North Korea has reportedly mistaken the exercises as plans for an imminent attack against the state.
Kim Kwang Hak, a researcher at North Korea’s foreign ministry, claimed: “Such military acts compel North Korea to take military counteraction.”