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Building the Navy
Continuing from the 50s, the ROK Navy continued to build naval surface forces mainly with ships transferred from the U.S. Navy.
During the Vietnam War, the ROK Navy dispatched naval transport units called Baekgu; the ROKMC dispatched combat units called Cheongnyong to Vietnam.
On January 19, 1967, ROKS Dangpo (PCEC 56), the former USS Marfa (PCE-842), was sunk by North Korean coastal artillery north of the demarcation line off the east coast of Korea[23] In June 1970, a navy broadcast vessel (ROKS I-2) was captured by North Korean patrol craft in the vicinity of Yeonpyeong Islands in the West Sea (Yellow Sea).[24]
In the 70s, the ROK Navy, through the Park Chung-hee Administration's "Yulgok Plan" (an 8-year national defense plan "to build up self-reliant, national defense capability"[25]), began to build naval forces with indigenous technologies; this initiated the ROK Navy to build fleets with locally built ships. 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. The ROK Navy continued to carry out other new shipbuilding projects such as mine sweepers, logistic support ships and amphibious landing ships in the 80s and 90s.
In 1973, once a separate branch of the ROK Armed Forces, the ROKMC became a part of the ROK Navy.

A locally built Ulsan class frigate, ROKS Gyeongbuk (FF 956)
Modernizing the Navy
Since the 90s, the ROK Navy has been steadily upgrading its naval forces. In 1995, Admiral An Pyongtae, the 20th Chief of Naval Operations, presented the vision of building a blue-water navy for the future of the ROK Navy in his inaugural address.[26]
As a part of a plan to strengthen the surface combatant forces, the ROK Navy launched the lead ship of the Kwanggaeto the Great class destroyer in 1996 to replace the former USN destroyers. For building submarines forces, the ROK Navy acquired its first submarine (excluding midget submarines) ROKS Chang Bogo (SS 061) from Germany in 1992. In order to replace the aged S-2 Trackers, Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft were delivered to the ROK Navy from 1995.
In June 1999, the ROK Navy forces engaged the North Korea naval forces near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the vicinity of Yeonpyeong Islands. In June 2002, the two Navies engaged again in the same vicinity resulting in the sinking of ROKS PKM 357.

ROKS Kwanggaeto the Great (DDH 971), the ROK Navy's first locally built destroyer
Present: First decade of 21st century
The ROK Navy continues to put its efforts to build a blue-water navy. In 2001, then President Kim Dae-jung announced a plan for building up the Strategic Mobile Fleet.[27]
In 2002, the lead ship (DDH 975) of the 4,500-ton Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class destroyer was launched. In 2005, the 14,000-ton amphibious landing ship, ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111) was launched. In 2006, the ROK Navy launched the lead ship (SS 072) of the 1,800-ton Sohn Wonyil class submarine, which was named after the first Chief of Naval Operations, equipped with Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) system. In May 2007, the ROK Navy launched the lead ship (DDG 991) of the Sejong the Great class destroyer, built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar.
As a part of its mission, the ROK Navy participated in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the century.[28]

ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) sails in formation at the end of RIMPAC 2006
List of Republic of Korea Navy ships
This is a list of major Republic of Korea Navy ships.
The South Korean navy employs the US 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 ship prefix for the ROK Navy ship is ROKS (Republic of Korea Ship) when the names of ships are written in English.
(Note on romanization: In the article, all South Korean ships' names are spelled accordingly with the Revised Romanization of Korean system and supplied with hull numbers in order to avoid confusions. Exceptions are ships named after a person's name (e.g. Chang Bo-go, Yi Sunshin) because the romanization of the personal name has already been established.)
Contents
* 1 Commissioned ships
o 1.1 Surface combatant
o 1.2 Submarine
o 1.3 Patrol
o 1.4 Amphibious
o 1.5 Mine warfare
o 1.6 Auxiliary
* 2 Decommissioned ships
o 2.1 Surface combatant
o 2.2 Submarine
o 2.3 Patrol
o 2.4 Amphibious
o 2.5 Mine warfare
o 2.6 Auxiliary
Commissioned ships
In the Republic of Korea Navy, there are some 170 commissioned ships (total displacement of approx. 153,000 tons) including about 10 submarines, 80 patrol craft and 20 auxiliaries as of October 2007. The names of ships are that of the historical figures, provinces, cities, counties, peaks, lakes, islands, and birds. The Chief of Naval Operations selects the names of ships.
Surface combatant
* Kwanggaeto the Great class (DDH: Destroyer Helicopter)
o ROKS Kwanggaeto the Great (DDH 971)
o ROKS Ulchi Mundok (DDH 972)
o ROKS Yang Manchoon (DDH 973)
* Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class (DDH)
o ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin (DDH 975)
o ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976)
o ROKS Daejoyoung (DDH 977)
o ROKS Wang Geon (DDH 978)
o ROKS Kang Gamchan (DDH 979)
o ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981)
* Sejong the Great class (DDG: Destroyer Guided-missile)
o ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991)
Ulsan class (FF: Frigate)
* ROKS Ulsan (FF 951)
* ROKS Seoul (FF 952)
* ROKS Chungnam (FF 953)
* ROKS Masan (FF 955)
* ROKS Gyeongbuk (FF 956)
* ROKS Jeonnam (FF 957)
* ROKS Jeju (FF 958)
* ROKS Busan (FF 959)
* ROKS Cheongju (FF 961
Submarine
* Chang Bogo class (SS: Submarine)
o ROKS Chang Bogo (SS 061)
o ROKS Lee Chun (SS 062)
o ROKS Choi Moosun (SS 063)
o ROKS Park Wi (SS 065)
o ROKS Lee Jongmoo (SS 066)
o ROKS Jung Woon (SS 067)
o ROKS Lee Sunsin (SS 068)
o ROKS Na Daeyong (SS 069)
o ROKS Lee Eokgi (SS 071)
* Sohn Wonyil class (SS)
o ROKS Sohn Wonyil (SS 072)
o ROKS Jeong Ji (SS 073)
* Dolgorae class (SSM: Midget Submarine)
o ROKS SSM 052
o ROKS SSM 053
Patrol
* Donghae class (PCC: Patrol Combat Corvette)
o ROKS Donghae (PCC 751)
o ROKS Suwon (PCC 752)
o ROKS Gangneung (PCC 753)
o ROKS Anyang (PCC 755)
* Pohang class (PCC)
o ROKS Pohang (PCC 756)
o ROKS Gunsan (PCC 757)
o ROKS Gyeongju (PCC 758)
o ROKS Mokpo (PCC 759)
o ROKS Gimcheon (PCC 761)
o ROKS Chungju (PCC 762)
o ROKS Jinju (PCC 763)
o ROKS Yeosu (PCC 765)
o ROKS Jinhae (PCC 766)
o ROKS Suncheon (PCC 767)
o ROKS Iri (PCC 768)
o ROKS Wonju (PCC 769)
o ROKS Andong (PCC 771)
o ROKS Cheonan (PCC 772)
o ROKS Bucheon (PCC 773)
o ROKS Seongnam (PCC 775)
o ROKS Jecheon (PCC 776)
o ROKS Daecheon (PCC 777)
o ROKS Sokcho (PCC 778)
o ROKS Yeongju (PCC 779)
o ROKS Namwon (PCC 781)
o ROKS Gwangmyeong (PCC 782)
o ROKS Sinseong (PCC 783)
o ROKS Gongju (PCC 785)
* Yoon Youngha class missile boat (PKG: Patrol Killer Guided-missile)
o ROKS Yoon Youngha (PKG 711)
* Chamsuri class (PKM: Patrol Killer Medium; 105 in class; approx. 80 in service)
o ROKS PKM 2xx - 3xx
Amphibious
* Dokdo class (LPH: Landing Transport Helicopter[2])
o ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111)
* Gojunbong class (LST: Landing Ship Tank)
o ROKS Gojunbong (LST 681)
o ROKS Birobong (LST 682)
o ROKS Hyangnobong (LST 683)
o ROKS Seonginbong (LST 685)
* Solgae 621 class (LSF: Landing Ship Fast; Tsaplya class (Project 12061E Murena-E); transferred from Russia; 3 in service)[3][4][5]
o ROKS LSF 621
o ROKS LSF 622
o ROKS LSF 623
* Solgae 631 class (LSF; aka LSF-II)[6]
o ROKS LSF 631
o ROKS LSF 632
Mine warfare
* Wonsan class (MLS: Minelayer Ship)
o ROKS Wonsan (MLS 560)
ROKS Ganggyeong (MHC 561)
* Ganggyeong class (MHC: Minehunter Coastal)
o ROKS Ganggyeong (MHC 561)
o ROKS Gangjin (MHC 562)
o ROKS Goryeong (MHC 563)
o ROKS Gimpo (MHC 565)
o ROKS Gochang (MHC 566)
o ROKS Geumhwa (MHC 567)
* Yangyang class (MSH: Minesweeper Hunter)[7]
o ROKS Yangyang (MSH 571)
o ROKS Ongjin (MSH 572)
o ROKS Haenam (MSH 573)
Auxiliary
* Cheonji class (AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship)
o ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57)
o ROKS Daecheong (AOE 58)
o ROKS Hwacheon (AOE 59)
* Cheonghaejin class (ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship)
o ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR 21)
* Pyeongtaek class (ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship)
o ROKS Pyeongtaek (ATS 27; formerly USS Beaufort (ATS-2))
o ROKS Gwangyang (ATS 28; formerly USS Brunswick (ATS-3))
* Sincheonji class (AGS: Surveying Ship )
o ROKS Sincheonji (AGS ?)
* Sinsegi class (AGS)
o ROKS Sinsegi (AGS 12[8])
* Dadohae class (ASL: Midget-submarine Tender)
o ROKS Dadohae (ASL 50)[9]