59 Facts About South Korean Navy

The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which functions as a branch of the Navy.

The ROK South Korean Navy has about 70,000 regular personnel including 29,000 Republic of Korea Marines.

Republic of Korea South Korean Navy was established as the Marine Defense Group on November 11,1945 after Korea was liberated from the Empire of Japan on August 15,1945.

Main duties of the South Korean Navy shall be operations on the sea, including landing operations, and the main duties of the Marine Corps shall be landing operations, and the South Korean Navy and Marine Corps shall be formed and equipped for that purpose and shall provide education and training necessary therefor.

In 1903, the government of the South Korean Navy Empire purchased its first modern naval ship, KIS Yangmu.

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Republic of Korea South Korean Navy was established as the Marine Defense Group on November 11,1945.

South Korean Navy was renamed ROKS Baekdusan after Paektu Mountain, and became "the first significant warship of the newly independent nation".

South Korean Navy War started with the North South Korean Navy army's surprise attack on Sunday, June 25,1950.

In September 1953, the ROK South Korean Navy established the Republic of Korea Fleet, which was responsible for the operation and training of the ships.

From 1955 to 1960, the ROK South Korean Navy acquired 42 ex-USN warships including two Cannon-class destroyer escorts.

In May 1963, the ROK South Korean Navy acquired its first destroyer, ROKS Chungmu, a Fletcher-class destroyer.

In June 1993, the ROK South Korean Navy Headquarters was relocated from Seoul to the Gyeryongdae complex, the tri-service headquarters in Gyeryong.

Since the 1990s, the ROK South Korean Navy has been trying to build an ocean-going fleet to protect its sea lines of communication.

In 1989, the South Korean Navy mentioned the "Strategic Task Fleet" in the Joint Strategic Objectives Plan.

For building up a submarine force, the ROK South Korean Navy acquired its first submarine, ROKS Chang Bogo, from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany in 1992.

In October 1998, the ROK South Korean Navy hosted its first international fleet review in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Korea and its armed forces off of the coast of Busan and Jinhae.

In 2006, the ROK South Korean Navy launched the lead ship, which was named after the first Chief of Naval Operations, of the 1,800-ton Sohn Wonyil-class submarine equipped with an Air-Independent Propulsion system.

In May 2007, the ROK South Korean Navy launched the lead ship of the 11,000-ton Sejong the Great-class destroyers, built around the American-made AEGIS combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar.

In December 2008, the ROK South Korean Navy commissioned the fast missile craft ROKS Yoon Youngha, which was named after the skipper of ROKS Chamsuri 357.

In 2005, the South Korean Navy dispatched transport unit Jejung to supply aid in humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

On March 26,2010, ROKS Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette was sunk by a North South Korean Navy torpedo, resulting in the deaths of 46 sailors near Baengnyeong Island, in the vicinity of the Northern Limit Line.

In preparation for an ocean-going navy, the ROK South Korean Navy established a task force called Maritime Task Flotilla Seven in February 2010.

ROK Navy completed a new naval base called Jeju Civilian-Military Complex Port in February 2016 on the southern coast of Jeju Island to protect the sea lines of communication.

ROK South Korean Navy continued shipbuilding programs to upgrade its fleet with local shipbuilders.

The South Korean Navy commissioned a 3,000-ton minelayer, ROKS Nampo, in June 2017.

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The ROK South Korean Navy commissioned four 4,500-ton Cheonwangbong-class dock landing ships between 2014 and 2018.

In May 2018, the South Korean Navy launched the Marado, which was the second ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious transport dock.

In June 2018, the South Korean Navy launched a 4,500-ton training ship, the Hansando, which was designed as a casualty receiving and treatment ship.

In October 2018, the South Korean Navy hosted its third international fleet review off coast of Jeju Island.

Since the 1990s, the ROK South Korean Navy has been planning to acquire an aircraft carrier force as part of its commitment to become a blue-water navy.

The symbol of the ROK South Korean Navy that was introduced in 2000 depicts the South Korean Navy's aircraft carrier ambitions.

In 2005 and 2018 the ROK South Korean Navy launched two 18,800-ton Dokdo-class amphibious ships, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for operating helicopters.

Republic of Korea South Korean Navy includes the Republic of Korea South Korean Navy Headquarters, Republic of Korea Fleet, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Logistics Command, and Naval Academy.

The Republic of Korea South Korean Navy Headquarters is located within the Gyeryongdae complex, the tri-service headquarters in Gyeryong, includes the office of the Chief of Naval Operations and various agencies and staff functions.

In 1986, the ROK South Korean Navy reorganized its patrol forces into three fleets: the First Fleet, Second Fleet, and Third Fleet.

In September 2018, the ROK South Korean Navy launched the first locally designed 3,000-ton submarine, Dosan Ahn Changho.

South Korean naval flying started in 1951, with the reconstruction of a former USAF T-6 Texan for naval duties.

In 1957, the ROK South Korean Navy established the Fleet Aviation Unit, which became the Fleet Air Wing in 1977 when the South Korean Navy strengthened its naval aviation force by acquiring Grumman S-2 Tracker ASW aircraft and Aerospatiale Alouette III helicopters.

Since the 1990s, the ROK South Korean Navy has been trying to build an ocean-going fleet to protect the sea lines of communication.

ROK South Korean Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which functions as a branch of the South Korean Navy.

South Korean Navy Korea has a joint military partnership with the United States as outlined by the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in October 1953.

The ROK South Korean Navy has worked closely with the US South Korean Navy to promote regional stability.

ROK South Korean Navy has about 70,000 personnel, including the 29,000 members of the ROK Marine Corps.

ROK South Korean Navy uniforms were influenced by US South Korean Navy uniforms with some notable differences.

ROK South Korean Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service uniforms, working uniforms, and special uniform situations, the rank insignia are the same as the equivalent rank in the Army or the Air Force.

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ROK South Korean Navy frequently participates in multinational exercises and international activities.

Since March 2009, the ROK South Korean Navy has deployed the Escort Task Group in response to piracy in shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia.

In October 1998, the ROK South Korean Navy hosted its first international fleet review in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Korea and its armed forces off coast of Busan and Jinhae.

ROK South Korean Navy hosted its third international fleet review off coast of Jeju Island in October 2018.

Ship prefix for all the commissioned ROK South Korean Navy ship is ROKS when the names of ships are written in English.

ROK South Korean Navy had operated about 30 S-2 anti-submarine warfare aircraft from 1976 to 2001.

From 1977 to 1979, the South Korean Navy had acquired 12 Aerospatiale Alouette III helicopters for shipboard helicopter operations with ex-USN Gearing-class destroyers.

The ROK South Korean Navy had acquired eight P-3C aircraft by 1996, and eight more P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft were delivered to the ROK South Korean Navy by 2010 after undergoing extensive refurbishment and modernization.

South Korean Navy Korea has long sought the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, and the 2021 AUKUS announcement to supply them to Australia has renewed this desire.

ROK South Korean Navy initially planned to build an amphibious assault ships capable of operating the F-35B as the LPX-II program.

In October 2009, the ROK South Korean Navy revealed a plan to commission another LPX around 2018.

ROK Navy had acquired eight P-3C aircraft by 1996 through the Maritime Patrol Aircraft-I phase I Through the phase II, eight more P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft, modified from retired USN P-3B had been delivered to the ROK Navy by 2010 after undergoing extensive refurbishment and modernization.

In 2017, the ROK South Korean Navy canceled plans to purchase refurbished and upgraded S-3 Viking aircraft.

ROK South Korean Navy had planned to acquire new mine countermeasure helicopters by 2012 with a budget of 480 billion won.