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Republic of Korea Navy

This article is about the South Korean navy. For the North Korean navy, see Korean People's Navy.

Republic of Korea Navy
대한민국 해군
Daehan-minguk Haegun
Emblem of the Republic of Korea Navy
Founded11 November 1945
(79 years)
Country South Korea
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size~70,000 active duty personnel including 29,000 marines (2022)[1]
~160 ships and 80 aircraft[1]
Part of Republic of Korea Armed Forces
HeadquartersRepublic of Korea Navy HQ, Gyeryongdae complex, Gyeryong
Motto(s)바다로, 세계로
("To the sea, to the world")
MarchHaegunga
("Navy Anthem")[2]
Fleet
  • 90 combatant ships
  • 17 amphibious warfare ships
  • 14 mine warfare ships
  • 20 auxiliary ships
  • 21 submarines

Total:150 ships
Engagements
Websitewww.navy.mil.kr
Commanders
President Yoon Suk Yeol
Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Yang Yong-mo
Insignia
Ensign
Flag and jack
Pennant
Roundel
Logo

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; Korean: 대한민국 해군; Hanja: 大韓民國海軍), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations.[3] The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which functions as a branch of the Navy.[4] The ROK Navy has about 70,000 regular personnel including 29,000 Republic of Korea Marines. There are about 140 commissioned ships in the ROK Navy. The naval aviation force consists of about 70 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The ROK Marine Corps has about 300 tracked vehicles including assault amphibious vehicles.

The Republic of Korea 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. Since the Korean War, the South Korean navy had concentrated its efforts on building naval forces to counteract hostilities of North Korea. As South Korea's economy grew, the ROK Navy was able to locally build larger and better equipped fleets to deter aggression, to protect the sea lines of communication, and to support the nation's foreign policy.[5] As part of its mission, the ROK Navy has engaged in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the 21st century.[6] The ROK Navy aims to become a blue-water navy in the 2020s.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "2022 Defence White Paper" (PDF). December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ^ Kim, Chan-ho; Lee, Gyo-suk. "해군가" (in Korean). YouTube. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Duty & Function". www.navy.mil.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. ^ "대한민국 해병대". www.rokmc.mil.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  5. ^ "해군의 역할". www.navy.mil.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. ^ "Defense White Papers". www.mnd.go.kr. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  7. ^ "South Korea's Blue-water Ambitions" Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. The Diplomat. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Emerging Republic of Korea Navy: A Japanese Perspective". Naval War College Review. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

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