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    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...
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    The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (Korean: 대한민국 국군; Hanja: 大韓民國國軍; RR: Daehanminguk Gukgun; lit. Republic of Korea National Military), also known as...
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    The Republic of Korea Navy has about 160 ships in commission (a total displacement of about 232,285 tonnes). The vessels are categorized into four levels...
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    The Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla (Korean: 대한민국 해군 특수전전단; Hanja: 大韓民國 海軍 特殊戰戰團; NAVSPECWARFLOT or WARFLOT) is a special operations force...
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  • The Republic of Korea Navy was founded on November 11, 1945 as Marine Defense Group after Korea was liberated from the Empire of Japan. The ROK Navy is...
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    The Republic of Korea Navy was established on November 11, 1945, as the Marine Defense Group (later became the Korean Coast Guard) after Korea was liberated...
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    The Korean People's Army Navy (KPANF; Korean: 조선인민군 해군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 海軍; MR: Chosŏn-inmingun Haegun; lit. Korean People's Military Navy; or the Korean People's...
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  • The Republic of Korea Navy, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) of South Korea have been...
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    ROK Marines or South Korean marine corps, is the naval infantry of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy responsible for amphibious...
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  • Korean Navy may refer to: Currently Korean People's Navy, the navy of North Korea Republic of Korea Navy, the navy of South Korea Historically Joseon...
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  • kr (in Korean). Retrieved 30 December 2021. "Army Insignia". army.mil.kr. Republic of Korea Army. Retrieved 2 June 2021. "해군계급장/해군흉.휘장". navy.mil.kr (in...
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  • The South Korean navy includes the Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters, Republic of Korea Fleet, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Naval Education and Training...
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    South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North...
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  • ranks of Korea are the military insignia used by the two nations on the Korean Peninsula, those being the Republic of Korea Armed Forces (South Korea) and...
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    Republic of Korea Armed Forces (ROKAF) Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Republic of Korea Air...
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    scrapping, or transferred to the Greek, Turkish, Colombian and South Korean Navies. The last two Asheville-class gunboats in US service were USS Chehalis...
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    in favour of the Wildcat. The rotorcraft is also marketed towards export customers; overseas operators include the Republic of Korea Navy and the Philippine...
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    Co. in Skaramangas, Greece. The Hellenic Navy named them the Papanikolis class. The Republic of Korea Navy has ordered nine Type 214 submarines, designated...
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    the Lightning Commandos, was intended to counter the U.S. Navy SEALs and Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla. On July 27, 2023, soldiers from...
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    Ulsan-class frigate (category CS1 Korean-language sources (ko))
    frigate (Korean: 울산급 호위함; Hanja: 蔚山級護衛艦) is the high-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under...
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  • 5,800 artillery pieces and MRLs as of 2014[update]. (This figure does not include mortars) The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) additionally operates...
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    Donghae-class corvette (category Corvettes of the Republic of Korea Navy)
    Corvette) (Korean: 동해급 초계함; Hanja: 東海級哨戒艦) is the low-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under...
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    Korean vertical launching system (K-VLS or KVLS) is a vertical launching system developed by South Korea to be deployed by the Republic of Korea Navy...
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  • class Inhaúma class Barroso class F2000 class (transferred to Indonesian Navy) Flower class Castle class Type 056 Niels Juel class Triton class (Albatros...
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    The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: Daehanminguk Yukgun), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army...
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  • unspecified date. Origin:  South Korea Korean-designed general purpose corvettes made originally for the Republic of Korea Navy, which were then transferred...
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    North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula...
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    Sejong the Great-class destroyer (category Destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy)
    destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). On 20 April 2007, South Korean Chief of Naval Operations announced that the lead ship of KDX-III class...
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  • Patrol Ship Multi Mission. The class was used by South Korean, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand Navies. PSMM Mk5 multi-purpose patrol boat class gunboats employed...
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    Busan Naval Base (category Republic of Korea Navy bases)
    The Busan Naval Base (Korean: 부산 해군기지; Hanja: 釜山海軍基地) is a group of ports and land facilities of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), located at Nam-Gu...
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