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The Republic of Korea Navy, also known as the ROK Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The South Korean navy inc
Early 15th century Korean turtle ship in an illustration dating to 1795
ROKN sailor on Inchon harbor in 1949
ROKS Baekdusan (PC 701), the first warship of the ROK Navy, undergoing refitting at Hawaii in March 1950
A ROKN sailor places a S. Korean naval ensign on a torpedo boat, after its transfer by the U.S. in the midst of the Korean War.
The Sejong the Great-class destroyers, also known as KDX-III, are guided-missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Republic of Korea Navy
…submarine equipped with an Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system. In May 2007, the ROK Navy launched the lead ship (DDG 991) of the 11,000-ton Sejong the Great-class destroyers, built around the American-made AEGIS combat system and the SPY-1D(v) multi-function phased array radar. In December 2008, the ROK Navy…
ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991)