South Korean Navy

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Republic of Korea Navy
Jack of the Republic of Korea Navy
Active	1945 – present
Country	Republic of Korea
Size	68,000 regular personnel
Motto	바다로, 세계로 (Ba-da-ro, Se-gye-ro; To the sea, to the world)
Anniversaries	November 11, 1945
Ships	170 commissioned ships
Commanders
Chief of Naval Operations	Admiral Song Young-moo
Commandant, Republic of Korea Marine Corps	Lieutenant General Lee Sang-ro
Commander-in-Chief, Republic of Korea Fleet	Vice Admiral Ahn Keeseok
Notable commanders	Vice Admiral Sohn Won-il (1st CNO)

The Republic of Korea Navy (Hangul: 대한민국 해군; Hanja: 大韓民國 海軍; Revised Romanization: Dae-han-min-guk Hae-gun) or ROK Navy (ROKN) is a branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations.^[1] The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization with its own headquarters.^[2] In 2005, the ROK Navy celebrated its 60th anniversary.

Since Korea War, the ROK Navy concentrated its efforts to build naval forces against the North Korean navy, which has littoral naval capabilities. As South Korea's economy growing, the ROK Navy was able to build larger and better equipted fleets to deter aggression, to protect the national maritime rights and to support the nation's foreign policies.^[3] As a part of its mission, the ROK Navy has engaged in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the century.^[4] The ROK Navy aims to become a blue-water navy by 2020.^[5]

The ROK Navy had about 68,000 regular personnel including the 25,000 Republic of Korea Marine Corps personnel as of 2006. There are some 170 commissioned ships (total displacement of approx. 135,000 tons^[6] ) in the ROK Navy, including around 10 submarines, 75 patrol craft and 20 auxiliaries. The naval aviation forces consist of about 10 fixed-wing and 50 rotary-wing aircraft.^[7]

The motto of the ROK Navy is "바다로, 세계로" (Ba-da-ro, Se-gye-ro; To the sea, to the world). The ship prefix for the ROK Navy ship is ROKS (Republic of Korea Ship).

Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding Years 1.2 Korean War and 1950s 1.3 1960s 1.4 1970s and 1980s 1.5 1990s 1.6 Present: First decade of 21st Century 2 Organization 3 Personnel 3.1 Commissioned officers 3.2 Warrant officers 3.3 Non-commissioned officers 3.4 Enlisted 4 Ships 4.1 Major commissioned ships 4.1.1 Surface Combatant 4.1.2 Submarine 4.1.3 Patrol 4.1.4 Amphibious 4.1.5 Mine warfare 4.1.6 Auxiliary 4.2 Ships under construction or in progress 5 Aircraft 6 Ongoing projects 6.1 Korean Destroyer Experimental (KDX) program 6.2 Frigate Experimental (FFX) 6.3 Landing Platform Experimental (LPX) 6.4 Patrol Killer Experimental (PKX) 6.5 Korean Submarine (KSS) program 6.6 Maritime patrol aircraft program phase II 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Founding Years

Shortly after Korea was liberated from the Empire of Japan on August 15, 1945, Sohn Won-il (sometimes spelled "Sohn Won Yil"; 손원일; 孫元一) led to form the Maritime Affairs Association (조선해사협회; 朝鮮海事協會; Jo-seon Hae-sa-hyeop-hoe). The Maritime Affairs Association evolved in the Marine Defense Group (해방병단; 海防兵團; Hae-bang-byeong-dan) on November 11, 1945, and some 70 people proceeded to the former Imperial Japanese Navy's Chinkai Naval Station at Jinhae. Later the name of the organization was changed to the Korean Coast Guard. The Korean Coast Guard (조선해안경비대; 朝鮮海岸警備隊; Jo-seon Hae-an-gyeong-bi-dae) was officially recognized by the U.S. military government in 1946. Meanwhile the military government provided limited assistance through U.S. Coast Guard personnel then in Korea.^[8] On August 15, 1948, after the new Republic of Korea government was established, the Korean Coast Guard was formally renamed the Republic of Korea Navy, and Sohn became the first Chief of Naval Operations of the ROK Navy.^[9] In October of 1949, the ROK Navy purchased a 600-ton submarine chaser, the former USS PC-823 on the American civil market with funds raised among its personnel. She was renamed as ROKS Baekdusan (PC 701) and became "the first significant warship of the newly independent nation."^[10][11]

On April 15, 1949, the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) was founded in Deoksan airfield in Jinhae. The Marine Corps carried out Suppression Operations against communist elements in Jinju and Jeju-do.^[12]

[edit] Korean War and 1950s

Korean War started with the North Korean army's surprise attack on Sunday, June 25, 1950; the ROK Navy confronted threats from the stronger North Korean navy. With its UN allies, the ROK Navy was able to gain control in the seas surrounding the country; the ROK Navy secured the seas south of the 38th parallel. After the Incheon landing, the ROK Navy proceeded to take control of the entire seas surrounding the Korean peninsula. When UN troops withdrew from the north, due to the entry of Chinese troops, the ROK Navy conducted evacuation operations for the UN troops and Korean refugees with the US Navy. On July 27, 1953, the three year-long war was brought to an end when an armistice agreement was signed.

In September of the same year, Commander-in-Chief Korean Fleet (한국함대; 韓國艦隊; Han-guk Ham-dae) was established. Fleet Aviation Unit was established in 1957.^[13]

[edit] 1960s

Continuing from the 50s, the ROK Navy continued to build naval surface forces mainly with ships transfered from the US Navy.

In 1963, the ROK Navy acquired its first destroyer ROKS Chungmu (DD 91), the former USS Erben (DD-631), a Fletcher class destroyer.

During the Vietnam War, the ROK Navy dispatched naval transportation units called Baekgu; the ROKMC dispatched combat units called Cheongnyeong.

In 1969, the ROK Navy began "Isolated Islands Visiting Program" to support people living in small and remote islands around the peninsula.^[14]

[edit] 1970s and 1980s

In the 70s, the ROK Navy, through the Government’s "Yulgok Plan" (an 8-year national defense plan "to build up self-reliant, national defense capability"^[15]), began to build naval forces with indigenous technologies; this initiated the ROK Navy to build fleets with locally built ships.

In 1972, the ROK Navy lauched its first domestically built patrol craft. The first 2,000-ton frigate ROKS Ulsan (FF 951) was launched in 1980 and the first 1,000-ton corvette ROKS Pohang (PCC 756) was launched in 1982 with indigenous technologies. In the following year, the lead ship of, secretly developed, the Golgorae class midget submarine was launched.^[16] The ROK Navy continued to carry out other new shipbuilding projects such as mine sweepers, logistic support ships and amphibious landing ships.

Fleet Aviation Unit became Naval Air Wing Flotilla (함대항공단; 艦隊航空團; Ham-dae Hang-gong-dan) in 1977. The ROK Navy strengthened its naval aviation forces by acquiring Grumman S-2E Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft and Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters. In 1986, the Naval Air Wing Flotilla became Air Wing SIX under newly formed Commander-in-Chief Republic of Korea Fleet.

In 1973 and 1974, the ROK Navy reorganized its fleets into five Naval Sectors. In 1986, the ROK Navy reorganized its fleets into Commander-in-Chief Republic of Korea Fleet; Commander First Fleet, Commander Second Fleet, and Commander Third Fleet.

In 1973, once a separate branch of the ROK armed forces, the ROKMC became a part of the ROK Navy again. Headquarters Republic of Korea Marine Corps was established in 1987.^[17]

[edit] 1990s

Since the 90s, the ROK Navy has been steadily upgrading its naval forces. In 1995, Admiral An Byeongtae (안병태; 安炳泰), the 20th Chief of Naval Operations, presented the vision of building a "blue ocean navy" for the future of the ROK Navy in his inaugural address.^[18]

As a part of a plan to strengthen the surface combatant forces, ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH 971), the ROK Navy's first locally built destroyer, was launched in 1996; the Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyers relieved the aged former USN Gearing class destroyers. For building submarines forces, the ROK Navy acquired its first submarine (excluding midget submarines) ROKS Chang Bo-go (SS 061) from Germany in 1992. The following eight Chang Bo-go class submarines were built in Korea. In order to replace the aged S-2E Trackers, Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft were delivered to the ROK Navy from 1995.

In 1999, ROK Navy completed the construction of Pyeongtaek Naval Operations Base; Commander Second Fleet was relocated from Incheon Naval Base to newly established Pyeongtaek Naval Operations Base.

In October 1998, the ROK 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. About 60 ships from 12 countries participated in the fleet review.^[19]

In 1999, for the first time since Korean War, the ROK Navy forces engaged the North Korea naval forces in vicinity of Yeonpyeong in the West Sea (the Yellow Sea). The two Navies engaged again in the same vicinity in 2002.

[edit] Present: First decade of 21st Century

The ROK Navy continues to put its efforts to build a "blue ocean navy". In 2001, then President Kim Dae-jung announced a plan for building up a Strategic Mobile Fleet.^[20]

In 2002, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin (DDH 975), a 4,500-ton destroyer, was launched. In 2005, a new amphibious landing ship, Dokdo (LPH 6111) was launched. In 2006, the ROK Navy launched Sohn Won-il (SS 072), an 1,800-ton Type 214 submarine with Air-Independent propulsion (AIP) system.

The ROK Navy completed the construction of Busan Naval Operations Base in 2006; Commander Third Fleet was relocated to newly established Busan Naval Operations Base.^[21]

As a part of its mission, the ROK Navy participated in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the century.^[22] In 2004, the ROK Navy hosted a multilateral naval exercise - Pacific Reach 2004 - for the first time.^[23]

The Cruise Training Fleet - ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin (DDH 975) and ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57) - visited the United Kingdom in order to take part in the International Fleet Review for Trafalgar 200 in 2005.

[edit] Organization

The Republic of Korea Navy includes the Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters, Republic of Korea Fleet, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. The Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters, located within Gyeryongdae, includes the office of the Chief of Naval Operations and various agencies and staff functions. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking officer of the ROK Navy. The CNO is an admiral (four-star) and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The CNO oversees the administration of recruiting, organizing, training, equipping, supplying, and mobilizing the ROK Navy.^[24] The Commander-in-Chief Republic of Korea Fleet (CINCROKFLT) is responsible for naval operations. The CINCROKFLT is based at Jinhae Naval Base. The Republic of Korea Fleet comprises the three Fleets each assigned to East Sea, West Sea, and South Sea of South Korea; three Flotillas, one naval aviation wing, and a special warfare (UDT/SEAL) brigade for naval component operations. As a part of "Defense Reform 2020," which was proposed by the Roh Moo-hyun Administration, the ROK Navy is required to simplify the command structure under the CINCROKFLT by disestablishing two Combat Flotillas and three Defense Commands, and reform the organizations under the CINCROKFLT by establishing a submarine operations command (fleet submarine force), a naval aviation operations command (fleet air arm), and a Mobile Flotilla.^[25][26]

The following is a list of the major operating units and shore establishments of the ROK Navy:

• Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)

• Naval Warfare Development Group
• Welfare and Service Support Group
• Central Accounting Group
• Jinhae Naval Base Command
• Pohang Naval Hospital
• Maritime Medical Center

• Commandant Republic of Korea Marine Corps
• Commander-in-Chief Republic of Korea Fleet (CINCROKFLT) (homeport: Jinhae)

• First Fleet (homeport: Donghae)

• Destroyer Squadron 11
• Corvette Squadron 12
• Patrol Craft Squadron 13
• Patrol Craft Squadron 15

• Second Fleet (homeport: Pyeongtaek)

• Destroyer Squadron 21
• Corvette Squadron 22
• Patrol Craft Squadron 23
• Patrol Craft Squadron 25
• Incheon Naval Sector Defense Command

• Third Fleet (homeport: Busan)

• Destroyer Squadron 31
• Corvette Squadron 32
• Patrol Craft Squadron 33
• Patrol Craft Squadron 35
• Mokpo Naval Sector Defense Command
• Jeju Defense Command

• Component Flotilla FIVE

• Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 51
• Mine Warfare Squadron 52
• Amphibious Squadron 53
• Service Squadron 55

• Ship Salvage Unit

• Air Wing SIX

• Air Group 61
• Air Group 62
• Maintenance Group 63
• Base Group 65

• Readiness Flotilla EIGHT

• Readiness Squadron 81
• Readiness Squadron 82

• Submarine Flotilla NINE

• Submarine Squadron 91
• Submarine Squadron 92
• Submarine Squadron 93
• Submarine Squadron 99

• Naval Special Warfare Brigade

• Naval Logistics Command

• Naval Shipyard
• Naval Supply Center (Jinhae)
• Naval Supply Center (Bal-an)

• Naval Education and Training Command

• Naval War College

• Naval Academy

[edit] Personnel

The Republic of Korea Navy had about 68,000 regular personnel including the 25,000 Republic of Korea Marine Corps personnel as of 2006. Among them, about 11% is commissioned officers and about 32% is non-commissioned officers (including warrant officers).^[27] Recruitment is a mixture of conscripts serving 26-month terms (enlisted) and volunteers (commissioned officer, warrant officer, and non-commissioned officer). As a part of "Defense Reform 2020," which was proposed by the Roh Moo-hyun Administration, the ROK Navy is required to reduce its personnel to 64,000 regular personnel including the marines.^[28]

In the ROK Navy, as in the rest of the ROK Armed Forces, ranks fall into one of four categories: commissioned officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, and enlisted, in decreasing order of authority.

[edit] Commissioned officers

There are several paths to becoming a commissioned officer in the ROK Navy, including the Naval Academy, Officer Candidate School (OCS), and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). Commissioned officer ranks are subdivided into "Janggwan"-level officers (flag officers), "Yeonggawan"-level officers (Lieutenant Commander through Captain), and "Wigwan"-level officers (Ensign through Lieutenant).

ROK Navy ranks	ROK Navy rank insignia (shoulder-board)	ROK Navy rank insignia
Won-su¹ (Fleet Admiral)
Dae-jang (Admiral)
Jung-jang (Vice Admiral)
So-jang (Rear Admiral (Upper Half))
Jun-jang (Read Admiral (Lower Half))
Dae-ryeong (Captain²)
Jung-ryeong (Commander)
So-ryeong (Lieutenant Commander)
Dae-wi (Lieutenant)
Jung-wi (Lieutenant Junior Grade)
So-wi (Ensign)

¹: No one held the rank of Won-su in the history of the ROK Navy.
²: Senior Captains in command of Squadrons can be referred to as “Commodore” verbally and in correspondence as in the US Navy.

[edit] Warrant officers

In the ROK Navy, warrant officers are mostly former non-commissioned officers who have attained the rating of Won-sa (Master Chief Petty Officer) and have been selected for and completed a warrant officer candidate program. Another way to become a warrant officer is by completing a naval aviation warrant officer candidate program.

ROK Navy rank	ROK Navy rank insignia (shoulder-board)	ROK Navy rank insignia³
Jun-wi (Warrant Officer)

³: The WO's insignia is in gold color while the ones of Ensign and higher are in silver color.

[edit] Non-commissioned officers

In the ROK Navy, personnel with ratings of Ha-sa and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs) while those at Sang-sa and higher are further referred to as “CPO” (chief petty officer). Non-commissioned officers originate from a non-commissioned officer candidate program.

ROK Navy ratings	ROK Navy rate insignia
Won-sa (Master Chief Petty Officer)
Sang-sa (Chief Petty Officer)
Jung-sa (Petty Officer First Class)
Ha-sa (Petty Officer Second Class)

[edit] Enlisted

In the ROK Navy, enlisted sailors are referred to as "Su-byeong" (수병; 水兵). Normally the conscripted sailors serve in the Navy for 26 months; after that they will be transferred from the active list to the reserve list.

ROK Navy ratings	ROK Navy rate insignia
Byeong-jang (Leading Seaman)
Sang-deung-byeong (Able Seaman)
Il-deung-byeong (Ordinary Seaman)
I-deung-byeong (Seaman Apprentice)

[edit] Ships

The ROK Navy employs letter based hull classification symbols to designate the types of its ships and hull numbers to uniquely identify its vessels (e.g. DDH 971). The names are that of the historical figures, provinces, cities, counties, peaks, lakes, islands, and birds. The Chief of Naval Operations selects the names of ships.

[edit] Major commissioned ships

In the Republic of Korea Navy, there are some 170 commissioned ships (total displacement of approx. 135,000 tons) including approximately 10 submarines, 75 patrol craft and 20 auxiliaries as of 2006. The names of ships of the Republic of Korea Navy start with ROKS (Republic of Korea Ship) when the names are written in English.

[edit] Surface Combatant

• Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class (DDH: Helicopter Destroyer; 4 in service)
• Gwanggaeto the Great class (DDH; 3 in service)
• Ulsan class (FF: Frigate; 9 in service)
• Pohang class (PCC: Patrol Combat Corvette; 24 in service)
• Donghae (aka Tonghae) class (PCC; 4 in service)

[edit] Submarine

• Chang Bo-go class (SS: Submarine; 9 in service)
• Dolgorae class (SSM: Midget Submarine; ? in service)

[edit] Patrol

• Chamsuri class (PKM: Patrol Killer Medium; approx. 75 in service)

[edit] Amphibious

• Gojunbong class (LST: Landing Ship Tank; 4 in service)

[edit] Mine warfare

• Wonsan class (MLS: Minelayer Ship; 1 in service)
• Yang-yang class (MSH: Minesweeper Hunter; 3 in service)^[29]
• Gang-gyeong class (MHC: Minehunter Coastal; 6 in service)
• Geumsan (aka Kum San) class (MSC: Minesweeper Coastal; ex-USN MSC-268 class^[30]; ? in service)
• Nam-yang class (MSC; ex-USN MSC-294 class^[31]; ? in service)

[edit] Auxiliary

• Cheonji class (AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship; 3 in service)
• Cheonghaejin class (ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship; 1 in service)
• Pyeongtaek class (ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship; ex-USN Edenton class) (2 in service)

[edit] Ships under construction or in progress

• Ahn Yongbok class destroyer (aka KDX-III; 3 ships in class: 2 under construction; 1 more planned)
• Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class (DDH; 6 ships in class: 4 in service; 2 launched)
• Sohn Won-il class submarine (aka KSS-III; 9 ships in class in class: 1 launched; 1 under construction; 7 more planned)^[32]
• Geomdoksuri class (aka PKX; expected to enter in service by 2015)^[33]
• Dokdo class (LPH: Landing Transport Helicopter^[34]; 1 ship in class: 1 launched)
• Murena class (Air Cushion Landing Craft; aka Project 12061E Murena-E; transferred from Russia; 3 ships in class: 3 delivered)^[35][36]
• Yang-yang class (MSH; 6 ships in class: 3 in service; 3 more planned)

[edit] Aircraft

The naval aviation forces consist of about 10 fixed-wing and 50 rotary-wing aircraft as of 2006.

• Lockheed P-3C Orion
• Reims-Cessna 406 Caravan II
• AgustaWestland Lynx Mk.99
• AgustaWestland Super Lynx Mk.99A
• Aérospatiale Alouette III
• Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
• Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1 Iroquois
• 500MD (Korean license version of Hughes 500D)
• Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger

[edit] Ongoing projects

[edit] Korean Destroyer Experimental (KDX) program

Main article: Korean Destroyer eXperimental

Korean Destroyer Experimental was a three-phase program aimed at replacing old destroyers (mostly World War II and Korean War-era US Navy ships that were transferred to the ROK Navy) with new destroyers armed with advanced technology and weaponry. The proponents of the program includes the KDX-I destroyers (Gwanggaeto the Great class), which were first Korean destroyers to possess a computerized anti-air defense system, the KDX-II destroyers (Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class), and KDX-III destroyers (Ahn Yongbok class), which will feature Aegis combat system (baseline 7 phase 1 - Advanced Processor (4800 MIPS) and Distributed Processor (1600 MIPS)).

[edit] Frigate Experimental (FFX)

The FFX project aims to replace the Ulsan class frigates and Donghae/Pohang class corvettes with new 2,300-ton frigates. The total number of the ships to be built is not clear, but it is speculated that the first batch of six new frigates are to be built by 2015.^[37]

[edit] Landing Platform Experimental (LPX)

Main article: Dokdo class landing platform experimental

The LPX project was the ROK Navy's new amphibious landing ship project for which Hanjin Heavy Industries has provided the general design package. The ROK Navy's requirements for the new amphibious landing ships were to enhance Korea's current amphibious operation capability, both in terms of assault and military operations other than war (MOOTW) type operations.

On 12 July 2005, Dokdo (LPH 6111), the lead ship of her class, was launched at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. She is scheduled to be delivered to the South Korean Navy in 2007.

[edit] Patrol Killer Experimental (PKX)

Main article: Patrol Killer eXperimental

Through the PKX program, the ROK Navy plans to build a feet of a next generation patrol craft with Cooperative Engagement Capability and enhanced weaponry such as 76 mm guns and the KSSM anti-ship missiles. There are two variations of Geomdoksuri class patrol craft: Geomdoksuri-A and Geomdoksuri-B. The Geomdoksuri-A will be a 400-ton patrol craft with anti-ship missiles; Geomdoksuri-B will be a 200-ton patrol craft serving as the platform design for the Geomdoksuri-A variation. It is speculated that 18 Geomdoksuri-As and 24 Geomdoksuri-Bs are planned. The first batch of nine Geomdoksuri-As are expected to enter in service by 2015 and to replace the aging Chamsuri class PKM.^[38][39]

[edit] Korean Submarine (KSS) program

Main article: Korean Attack Submarine program

The KSS program was a three-phased project to build up the ROK Navy's submarine arsenal. Before the KSS program, the submarine fleet of the ROK Navy consisted of midget submarines, such as the Dolgorae class submarine and SX 756 Dolphin class submarine, which had limited capabilities for inshore operations. The KSS program sought to acquire submarines that can deter hostile submarines and surface ships; protect friendly naval bases and sea shores communications; carry out reconnaissance missions.

Through the first phase, KSS-I, the ROK Navy acquired nine 1,200-ton Chang Bo-go class submarines. For the second phase, KSS-II, the ROK Navy plans to acquire nine 1,800-ton Type 214 submarines with Air-Independent propulsion (AIP) system^[40]; the lead ship of her class, Sohn Won-il (SS 072) was launched at a shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries on June 9, 2006. The third phase of the program, KSS-III is scheduled to begin in 2007 and to build the lead ship of her class in 2017. A total of nine 3,000-ton KSS-III submarines are expected to be built in South Korea with indigenous technologies (i.e. not going under license as the previous KSS-I and KSS-II submarines).^[41]

[edit] Maritime patrol aircraft program phase II

Eight ex-USN P-3 maritime patrol aircraft will be delivered to the ROK Navy by 2010 after completing upgrades. The ROK Navy has acquired eight Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft through the maritime patrol aircraft program phase I.^[42]

[edit] See also

Military of South Korea

Branches

Army

Navy

Air Force

Marine Corps

Homeland Reserve Forces

History

Personnel

Comparative military ranks

Military ranks

Equipment

• Blue-water navy
• Dokdo
• Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo
• Imperial Japanese Navy
• Jang Bogo
• Jinhae
• Joseon Navy
• Korean War
• North Korean Navy
• Republic of Korea
• United States Coast Guard
• United States Navy
• Yi Sun-sin

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Republic of Korea Navy official website
• Navy - South Korea GlobalSecurity.org

[edit] External links

• Republic of Korea Navy official website (Korean) (English)
• MaritimeQuest ROK Navy Index