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List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships

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List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships
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For ships no longer in service with the South Korean navy, see List of ships of the Republic of Korea Navy.

The Republic of Korea Navy has about 160 ships in commission (a total displacement of about 232,285 tonnes[1]).

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South Korean navy ships sail in formation for the Fleet Review 2015.
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Naval ensign of South Korea
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Naval jack of South Korea

The vessels are categorized into four levels. A first-rate ship (Sohn Wonyil-class SS, DDG, DDH, LPH, MLS, and AOE) is commanded by a captain; a second-rate ship (SS, FFG, FF, PCC, LST, ATS, and ASR) by a commander; a third-rate ship (PKG, MSH, and MHC) by a lieutenant commander; and a fourth-rate craft (PKMR, PKM, and LSF) is commanded by a lieutenant or a warrant officer.

The ROK Navy employs the U.S. Navy-style letter based hull classification symbols to designate the types of its ships and hull numbers to uniquely identify its vessels (e.g. DDH 975). 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.[2]

The ship prefix for all the commissioned ROK Navy ship is ROKS (Republic of Korea Ship) when the names of ships are written in English.

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Submarine fleet

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Submarines

Submarines (SS) are named after historical figures.

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    ROKS An Junggeun (Sohn Wonyil class)
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    ROKS Lee Eokgi (Jang Bogo class)
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    ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (Dosan Ahn Changho class)
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Surface fleet

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Destroyers

Destroyers (DDG, DDH) are named after historical figures.

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Frigates

Frigates (FFG, FF) are named after provinces and large cities that names previous ROK Navy destroyers had.

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Corvettes

Corvettes (PCC) are named after cities, with the exception of Sinseong (one of Admiral Yi Sunshin's battle grounds).

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Patrol vessels

Yoon Youngha class (PKG) is named for Navy heroes.

Chamsuri (PKM) means the sea eagle in Korean.

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    ROKS Hyun Sihak (Yoon Youngha class)
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    A Chamsuri-class patrol craft and a Sohn Wonyil-class submarine on background

Amphibious warfare ships

Dokdo class (LPH) is named for islands. Cheonwangbong class and Gojunbong (LST) class are named for mountain peaks.

Solgae (LSF) means the black kite in Korean.

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    ROKS Dokdo (Dokdo class)
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    ROKS Cheonwangbong (Cheonwangbong class)
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    ROKS Birobong (Gojunbong class)
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    ROKS Solgae 623 (Solgae 621-class)

Mine warfare ships

Nampo class and Wonsan class (MLS) are named after places known for naval mine operations during the Korean War.

Yangyang class (MSH) is named for sea-side counties. Ganggyeong class (MHC) is named for towns that names are previously used by decommissioned minesweepers.

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    ROKS Wonsan (Wonsan class)
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    ROKS Ongjin (Yangyang class) and ROKS Goryeong (Ganggyeong class) on background

Auxiliary ships

ATH is named for an island where Admiral Yi Sunshin's HQ was located. AOEs are named for lakes.

Tongyeong class have legacy names of previous ROK Navy ships. ASR is named for a base established by Commissioner Chang Bogo.

Singiwon and Sinsegi (AGS) mean a new era and a new century in Korean, respectively.

Mulgae (LCU) means the fur seal in Korean.

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Major service craft

The hull number of service craft starts with Hangul. Service craft have no name.

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Notes

a. Hull number: The ROK Navy does not use the number '4' when assigning hull numbers to their ships since ROKS Jirisan (PC 704; formerly USS PC-810), during the Korean War, struck a mine and sank in December 1951, resulting in death of all sailors aboard. Currently only the hull numbers of the mine layers and submarine tender end with number '0'. The hull numbers of the submarines start with the number '0'.
b. Romanization of Ship names: Romanization is according to Revised Romanization of Korean (adopted in 2000), with exceptions of personal names. Names of ships commissioned before 2000 might have been romanized according to McCune–Reischauer. Examples of changes (M-R → RR): Chinhae → Jinhae; Kangnung → Gangneung; Kimpo → Gimpo; Kyongju → Gyeongju; Pusan → Busan; Taegu → Daegu.
c. Delivery date: The date when the ROK Navy acquires a ship from the shipbuilder.

  1. [N 1]
    Daegu class is the first South Korean warship to be fitted with DRS Hybrid Electric Drive system, coupled with Rolls-Royce MT-30 gas turbine engine for CODLAG integrated full-electric propulsion.[18]
  2. [N 2]
    Being phased out, to be replaced by Incheon and Daegu-class frigates (3 removed from service.).[25]
  3. [N 3]
    Being phased out, to be replaced by Incheon and Daegu-class frigates (17 removed from service.).[25]
  4. [N 4]
    The Yoon Youngha class has the Pump-jet propulsion system aside from the CODAG.[26]
  5. [N 5]
    The Chamsuri 211 class has the Pump-jet propulsion system aside from the CODAG.[46]
  6. [N 6]
    Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) monocoque hull structure.
  7. [N 7]
    Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) monocoque hull structure.
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