List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships explained

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

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.

Submarine fleet

Submarines

Submarines (SS) are named after historical figures.

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(submerged, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Dosan Ahn Changho class	SS: Submarine	083	Dosan Ahn Changho	도산 안창호 (島山安昌浩)	3,750	2018-09-14^[3]	2021-08-13	2021-08-13	Daewoo S&ME	Lead boat of KSS-III Batch-I; To be commissioned in 2022
		085	Ahn Mu	안무 (安武)	3,750	2020-11-10	2023-04-20	2023-04-26	Daewoo S&ME	-
		086	Shin Chae-ho	신채호 (申采浩)	3,750	2021-09-28	2024-04-04	2024-04-05	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Commissioned^[4]
		087	Lee Bong-chang	이봉창 (李奉昌)	3,750	-	-	-	Hanwha Ocean	Contract awarded;^[5] Lead boat of Batch-II
Sohn Wonyil class		072	Sohn Won-yil	손원일 (孫元一)	1,860	2006-06-09	2007-12-26	2007-12-28^[6]	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Lead boat of KSS-II Batch-I
		073	Jeong Ji	정지 (鄭地)	1,860	2007-06-13	2008-11-28	2008-12-02	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		075	An Jung-geun	안중근 (安重根)	1,860	2008-06-04	2009-11-30	2009-12-01	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		076	Kim Jwa-jin	김좌진 (金佐鎭)	1,860	2013-08-13	2014-12-30	2014-12-31	Daewoo S&ME	Lead boat of Batch-II (6 in batch)
		077	Yun Bong-gil	윤봉길 (尹奉吉)	1,860	2014-07-03	2016-06-17	2016-06-20^[7]	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		078	Yu Gwan-sun	유관순 (柳寬順)	1,860	2015-05-07	2017-07-10	2017-07-11^[8]	Daewoo S&ME	-
		079	Hong Beom-do	홍범도 (洪範圖)	1,860	2016-04-05	2018-01-19	2018-01-23	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		081	Lee Beom-seok	이범석 (李範奭)	1,860	2016-11-08	2019-05-09	2019-05-13	Daewoo S&ME	-
		082	Shin Dol-seok	신돌석 (申乭石)	1,860	2017-09-07	2019-12-17	2020-01-31	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
Chang Bogo class		061	Jang Bogo	장보고 (張保皐)	1,290	1991-09-12	1992-10-14	1993-06-02^[9]	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Lead boat of KSS-I Batch-I
		062	Yi Cheon	이천 (李阡)	1,290	1992-10-12	1994-04-30	1994-06-20	Daewoo S&ME	Assembled in S. Korea
		063	Choe Museon	최무선 (崔茂宣)	1,290	1993-08-07	1995-02-27	1995-02-28	Daewoo S&ME	Assembled in S. Korea; Upgraded^[10]
		065	Park Wi	박위 (朴葳)	1,290	1994-05-21	1995-08-30	1995-08-31	Daewoo S&ME	Lead boat of Batch-II
		066	Lee Jongmoo	이종무 (李從茂)	1,290	1995-05-17	1996-08-30	1996-08-31	Daewoo S&ME	-
		067	Jung Woon	정운 (鄭運)	1,290	1996-05-07	1997-08-29	1997-08-30	Daewoo S&ME	-
		068	Lee Sun-sin	이순신 (李純信)	1,290	1998-05-21	2000-01-31	2000-02-01	Daewoo S&ME	Lead boat of KSS-I Batch-III; Capable of launching UGM-84L Sub Harpoon missiles
		069	Na Dae-yong	나대용 (羅大用)	1,290	1999-06-09	2000-11-30	2000-12-01	Daewoo S&ME	Capable of launching UGM-84L Sub Harpoon missiles; Upgraded^[11]
		071	Yi Eokgi	이억기 (李億祺)	1,290	2000-05-24	2001-11-30	2001-12-01	Daewoo S&ME	Capable of launching UGM-84L Sub Harpoon missiles; Upgraded^[12]

Surface fleet

Destroyers

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

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Sejong the Great class (KDX-III)	DDG: Destroyer Guided-missile	991	Sejong the Great	세종대왕 (世宗大王)	7,650/10,600	2007-05-25	2008-12-22	2008-12-22	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Lead ship of DDG Batch-I
		992	Yulgok Yi I	율곡이이 (栗谷李珥)	7,650/10,600	2008-11-14	2010-08-31	2010-09-01	Daewoo S&ME	-
		993	Seoae Ryu Sungryong	서애류성룡 (西厓柳成龍)	7,650/10,600	2011-03-24	2012-08-31	2012-09-03	Hyundai Heavy Industries	To be followed by Batch-II^[13]
		995	Jeongjo the Great	정조대왕 (正祖大王)	8,200/12,000	2022-07-28	-	-	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Lead ship of DDG Batch-II
Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class (KDX-II)	DDH: Destroyer Helicopter	975	Chungmugong Yi Sunshin	충무공이순신 (忠武公李舜臣)	4,475/5,517	2002-05-22	2003-12-01^[14]	2003-12-02	Daewoo S&ME	-
		976	Munmu the Great	문무대왕 (文武大王)	4,500/5,520	2003-04-11	2004-09-30	2004-10-04	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		977	Dae Joyeong	대조영 (大祚榮)	4,500/5,520	2003-11-12	2005-06-30	2005-07-01	Daewoo S&ME	-
		978	Wang Geon	왕건 (王建)	4,500/5,520	2005-05-04	2006-11-09	2006-11-10	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		979	Kang Gam-chan	강감찬 (姜邯贊)	4,500/5,520	2006-03-16	2007-10-01	2007-10-02	Daewoo S&ME	-
		981	Choi Young	최영 (崔瑩)	4,500/5,520	2006-10-20	2008-09-03	2008-09-04	Hyundai Heavy Industries	To be followed by KDDX^[15]
Kwanggaeto the Great class (KDX-I)		971	Kwanggaeto the Great	광개토대왕 (廣開土大王)	3,200/3,900	1996-10-28	1998-07-24	1998-07-27^[16]	Daewoo S&ME	Lead ship of DDH-I
		972	Ulchi Moonduk	을지문덕 (乙支文德)	3,181/3,975	1997-10-16^[17]	1999-08-30	1999-09-01	Daewoo S&ME	-
		973	Yang Manchoon	양만춘 (楊萬春)	3,200/3,900	1998-10-19	2000-06-30	2000-07-01	Daewoo S&ME	-

Frigates

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

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Chungnam class	FFG: Frigate Guided-missile	828	Chungnam	충남 (忠南)	3,600/4,300	2023-04-10	-	-	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Lead ship of FFG-III (FFX Batch-III; 6 in batch)
Daegu class		818	Daegu	대구 (大邱)	3,100/3,650	2016-06-02	2018-02-01	2018-03-06	Daewoo S&ME	Lead ship of FFG-II (FFX Batch-II; 8 in batch); 3rd Daegu after JMS 303, DD 97/917
		819	Gyeongnam	경남 (慶南)	3,100/3,650	2019-06-21^[18]	2020-12-31	2021-01-04	Daewoo S&ME	2nd Gyeongnam after APD 81/822
		821	Seoul	서울	3,100/3,650	2019-11-11^[19]	2021	2021-07	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Commissioned in 2021; 4th Seoul after LCI 101, DD 92/912, FF 952
		822	Donghae	동해 (東海)	3,100/3,650	2020-04-29^[20]	2021-11-03	2021-11-10	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Commissioned in 2021; 2nd Donghae after PCC 751.
		823	Daejeon	대전 (大田)	3,100/3,650	2021-05-03	2022-12-21	2023-02-27	Daewoo S&ME	Commissioned in 2023, 3rd Daejeon after JMS 301, DD 99/919
		825	Pohang	포항 (浦項)	3,100/3,650	2021-09-08	2023-03-02^[21]	-	Daewoo S&ME	Commissioned in 2023
		826	Cheonan	천안 (天安)	3,100/3,650	2021-11-09	-	2023-05-19	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Commissioned in 2023^[22]
		827	Chuncheon	춘천 (春川)	3,100/3,650	2022-03-22	-	2023-10-24	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Commissioned in 2023^[23]
Incheon class		811	Incheon	인천 (仁川)	2,500/3,251	2011-04-29	2013-01-15	2013-01-17	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Lead ship of FFG-I (FFX Batch-I; 6 in batch); 3rd Incheon after AKL 902, DD 98/918
		812	Gyeonggi	경기 (京畿)	2,500/3,251	2013-07-18	2014-10-31	2014-11-03	Hyundai Heavy Industries	3rd Gyeonggi after DE 71, DD 923
		813	Jeonbuk	전북 (全北)	2,500/3,251	2013-11-13	2014-12-31	2015-01-05	Hyundai Heavy Industries	2nd Jeonbuk after DD 96/916
		815	Gangwon	강원 (江原)	2,500/3,251	2014-08-12	2015-12-31	2016-01-06	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding	3rd Gangwon after DE 72, DD 922
		816	Chungbuk	충북 (忠北)	2,500/3,251	2014-10-23	2016-01-20	2016-01-26	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding	2nd Chungbuk after DD 95/915
		817	Gwangju	광주 (光州)	2,500/3,251	2015-08-11	2016-11-09	2016-11-10	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding	3rd Gwangju after YMS 503, DD 90/921
Ulsan class	FF: Frigate	959	Busan	부산 (釜山)	1,446/2,350	1992-02-20	1992-10-30	1992-11-02	Hyundai Heavy Industries	3rd Busan after AKL 901, DD 93/913
		961	Cheongju	청주 (淸州)	1,446/2,350	1992-03-20	1992-11-30	-	Daewoo S&ME	2nd Cheongju after LCI 104

Corvettes

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

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Pohang class	PCC: Patrol Combat Corvette
		782	Gwangmyeong	광명 (光明)	950/1,220	1989-10-27	1990-06-30	1990-07-09	Korea Tacoma	-
		783	Sinseong	신성 (新城)	950/1,220	1991-10-08	1992-03-28	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Lead ship of PCC Batch-VI; 2nd Sinseong after PCE 1001/711
		785	Gongju	공주 (公州)	950/1,220	1992-09-21	1993-07-31	-	Korea Tacoma	2nd Gongju after YMS 516

Patrol vessels

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

Chamsuri (PKM) means the sea eagle in Korean.

Class

ROKN classification

Hull number

Name

Hangul name(Hanja)

Displacement(light/full, tons)

Launch date

Delivery date

Commission date

Builder

Note

Yoon Youngha class

PKG: Patrol Killer Guided-missile

711

ROKS Yoon Youngha

윤영하 (尹永夏)

440/570

2007-06-28^[24]

2008-12-16

2008-12-17^[25]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Named after the skipper of ROKS Chamsuri 357; Lead ship of PKX-A

712

ROKS Han Sanggook

한상국 (韓相國)

440/570

2009-09-23

2011-09-14

2011-09-15

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

713

ROKS Jo Chunhyung

조천형 (趙天衡)

440/570

2009-09-23

2011-09-30

2011-10-04

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

715

ROKS Hwang Dohyun

황도현 (黃道顯)

440/570

2009-12-11

2011-11-10

2011-11-11

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

716

ROKS Suh Hoowon

서후원 (徐厚源)

440/570

2009-12-11

2011-09-02

2011-09-26

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

717

ROKS Park Donghyuk

박동혁 (朴東赫)

440/570

2010-07-28

2011-09-23

2011-09-26

Hanjin Heavy Industries

718

ROKS Hyun Sihak

현시학 (玄時學)

440/570

2010-07-28

2011-10-15

2011-10-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

719

ROKS Jung Geungmo

정긍모 (鄭兢謨)

440/570

2010-11-02

2011-12-16

2011-12-19

Hanjin Heavy Industries

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0050013

721

ROKS Ji Deokchil

지덕칠 (池德七)

440/570

2010-11-02

2011-12-23

2011-12-23^[26]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0054118

722

ROKS Lim Byeongrae

임병래 (林炳來)

440/570

2012-11-20

2013-09-03^[27]

2013-09-06^[28]

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0047457

723

ROKS Hong Siuk

홍시욱 (洪時旭)

440/570

2012-11-20

2013-10-04^[29]

2013-10-10^[30]

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0064227

725

ROKS Hong Daeseon

홍대선 (洪大善)

440/570

2012-11-20

2013-11-04^[31]

2013-11-05^[32]

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0064016

726

ROKS Han Munsik

한문식 (韓文植)

440/570

2013-04-24

2014-01-27^[33]

2014-01-28^[34]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

727

ROKS Kim Changhak

김창학 (金昌學)

440/570

2013-04-24

2014-02-28^[35]

2014-03-04^[36]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0010721

728

ROKS Park Dongjin

박동진 (朴東鎭)

440/570

2013-04-24

2014-03-28^[37]

2014-04-01^[38]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20160729020200014

729

ROKS Kim Soohyun

김수현 (金壽鉉)

440/570

2014-04-30

2014-09-30

2014-10-02

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

https://news.joins.com/article/13527488

732

ROKS Jeon Byeongik

전병익 (全炳翼)

440/570

2016-06-24

2017-12-29

2018-01-11^[39] ^[40]

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

Last ship of PKX-A (no PKG 731)

733

ROKS Lee Byeongcheol

이병철 (李丙喆)

440/570

2014-04-30

2014-11-28^[41]

2014-12-03^[42]

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

Chamsuri (PKMR 211) class

PKMR: Patrol Killer Medium Rocket

211

Chamsuri 211

참수리 211

210/250

2016-07-26

2017-10-30^[43]

2017-11-01^[44]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Lead ship of PKX-B Batch-I (16 in batch); 34 in class^[45]

212

Chamsuri 212

참수리 212

210/250

2018-12-21^[46]

2019-11-26^[47]

2019-11-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

213

Chamsuri 213

참수리 213

210/250

2018-12-21

2019-12

2019-12-18

Hanjin Heavy Industries

215

Chamsuri 215

참수리 215

210/250

2018-12-21

2019-12

2019-12-31

Hanjin Heavy Industries

216

Chamsuri 216

참수리 216

210/250

2019-12-13^[48]

2020-10-19

2020-10-20

Hanjin Heavy Industries

217

Chamsuri 217

참수리 217

210/250

2019-12-13

2021-04-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

218

Chamsuri 218

참수리 218

210/250

2019-12-13

2021-04-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

219

Chamsuri 219

참수리 219

210/250

2019-12-13

2021-04-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

221

Chamsuri 221

참수리 221

210/250

2020-12-29

2021-12

Hanjin Heavy Industries

222

Chamsuri 222

참수리 222

210/250

2020-12-29

2021-12-23

Hanjin Heavy Industries

223

Chamsuri 223

참수리 223

210/250

2020-12-29

2021-12-27

Hanjin Heavy Industries

225

Chamsuri 225

참수리 225

210/250

2020-12-29

2021-12-28

Hanjin Heavy Industries

226

Chamsuri 226

참수리 226

210/250

2022-05-12

2022-12-1

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Contract awarded^[49]

227

Chamsuri 227

참수리 227

210/250

2022-05-12

2022-12-12

Hanjin Heavy Industries

228

Chamsuri 228

참수리 228

210/250

2022-05-12

2022-12-20

Hanjin Heavy Industries

229

Chamsuri 229

참수리 229

210/250

2022-05-12

2022-12-26

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Chamsuri (PKM 268) class

PKM: Patrol Killer Medium

298 - 375

Chamsuri 313 - 375

참수리 313 - 375

151/170

-| -|35 in service (105 built from 1978 to 1993); To be replaced by PKG & PKMR|}

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.

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Dokdo class	LPH: Landing Transport Helicopter	6111	Dokdo	독도 (獨島)	14,550/19,000	2005-07-12	2007-07-02	2007-07-03	Hanjin Heavy Industries	2nd Dokdo after LSM 603
Dokdo class	LPH: Landing Transport Helicopter	6112	Marado	마라도 (馬羅島)	14,500/19,000	2018-05-14	2021-06-24	2021-06-28	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
Cheonwangbong class	LST: Landing Ship Tank	686	ROKS Cheonwangbong	천왕봉 (天王峰)	4,900/6,940	2013-09-11	2014-11-28	2014-12-01	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Lead ship of LST-II (4 in class)
		687	ROKS Cheonjabong	천자봉 (天子峰)	4,900/6,940	2015-12-15	2017-08-01	2017-08-04	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		688	ROKS Ilchulbong	일출봉 (日出峰)	4,900/6,940	2016-10-25	2018-04-02	2018-04-11	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		689	ROKS Nojeokbong	노적봉 (露積峰)	4,900/6,940	2017-11-02	2018-11-21	2018-12-3^[50]	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
Gojunbong class		681	ROKS Gojunbong	고준봉 (孤隼峰)	2,900/4,360	1992-09-04	1993-06-16	1993-06-19	Korea Tacoma	-
		682	ROKS Birobong	비로봉 (毗盧峰)	2,900/4,360	1996-12-18	1997-11-27	1997-12-01	Korea Shipbuilding Corp.	-
		683	ROKS Hyangnobong	향로봉 (香爐峰)	2,900/4,360	1998-10-30	1999-08-29	1999-08-30	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		685	ROKS Seonginbong	성인봉 (聖人峰)	2,900/4,360	1999-03-04	1999-11-30	1999-12-01	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
Solgae 631-class	LSF: Landing Ship Fast	631	ROKS Solgae 631	솔개 631	95/155	-	2007-04-02	2007-10-xx	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Lead ship of LSF-II; Locally built LCAC
		632	ROKS Solgae 632	솔개 632	95/155	-	2007-04-xx	2007-10-xx	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		633	Solgae 633	솔개 633	-	2021-12-14	2023-06-01	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Laid down; Lead ship of LSF-II phase II
		635	Solgae 635	솔개 635	-	2021-12-14	2023-06-01	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Laid down
		636	Solgae 636	솔개 636	-	2023-05-17	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded^[51]
		637	Solgae 637	솔개 637	-	2023-05-17	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded
		638	Solgae 638	솔개 638	-	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded
		639	Solgae 639	솔개 639	-	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded
Solgae 621-class		621	Solgae 621	솔개 621	132/149	2004-04-24 (Laid down)	2005-12-28	2005-12-28	Khabarovsk Shipyard	Assault hovercraft (Project 12061E Murena-E) transferred from Russia
		622	Solgae 622	솔개 622	132/149	-	2006-09-22	2006-10-15	Khabarovsk Shipyard
		623	Solgae 623	솔개 623	132/149	-	2007-01-15	2007-01-15	Khabarovsk Shipyard

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.

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Nampo class	MLS: Mine Layer Ship	570	Nampo	남포 (南浦)	3,000/4,240	2015-5-27	2017-06-09	2017-06-16	Hyundai Heavy Industries	MLS-II; 3rd Nampo after LCI 106, AKL 905
Wonsan class	MLS: Mine Layer Ship	560	Wonsan	원산 (元山)	2,500/3,440	1996-09-20	1997-09-30	1998-02-05	Hyundai Heavy Industries	2nd Wonsan after AKL 903
Yangyang class	MSH: Mine Sweeper Hunter	571	Yangyang	양양 (襄陽)	730/923	1999-02-25	1999-12-29	1999-12-31	Kangnam Corp.^[52]	-
		572	Ongjin	옹진 (甕津)	730/923	2002-12-28	2003-09-01	2003-10-28	Kangnam Corp.	-
		573	Haenam	해남 (海南)	730/923	2004-02-18	2004-10-30	2004-11-12	Kangnam Corp.	-
		575	Namhae	남해 (南海)	730/923	2020-04-07	2021-11-19	2021-11-23	Kangnam Corp.	Lead ship of MSH phase II
		576	Hongseong	홍성 (洪城)	730/923	2020-09-11	2022-10-18	2022-10-20	Kangnam Corp.	-
		577	Goseong	고성 (高城)	730/923	2021-03-04	2022-12-26	2023-07-10	Kangnam Corp.	Laid down
Ganggyeong class	MHC: Mine Hunter Coastal	561	ROKS Ganggyeong (Kang Kyung)	강경 (江景)	450/512	1986-08-30	1986-12-19	1986-12-22	Kangnam Corp.	2nd Ganggyeong after YMS 510
		562	ROKS Gangjin	강진 (康津)	450/512	1990-10-27	1991-05-31	1991-06-03	Kangnam Corp.	2nd Gangjin after YMS 501
		563	ROKS Goryeong	고령 (高靈)	450/512	1991-01-14	1991-11-30	1991-12-01	Kangnam Corp.	2nd Goryeong after YMS 515
		565	ROKS Gimpo	김포 (金浦)	450/512	1992-09-29	1993-04-30	1993-05-01	Kangnam Corp.	2nd Gimpo after AMS 520
		566	ROKS Gochang	고창 (高敞)	450/512	1993-03-30	1993-10-29	1993-11-01	Kangnam Corp.	2nd Gochang after AMS 521
		567	ROKS Gimhwa	김화 (金化)	450/512	1993-08-01	1994-04-xx	1994-05-02	Kangnam Corp.	Name changed from Geumhwa to Gimhwa on Feb 1, 2018;^[53] 2nd Geumhwa after AMS 519

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.

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
Hansando class	ATH: Training Ship Helicopter	81	Hansando	한산도 (閑山島)	4,500/6,000	2018-11-16^[54]	2020-10-21^[55]	2020-10-22	Hyundai Heavy Industries	2nd ship named for Battle of Hansan Island after PCE 53
Soyang class	AOE: Fast Combat Support Ship	51	Soyang	소양 (昭陽)	10,600/22,000	2016-11-29	2018-09-07	2018-09-18	Hyundai Heavy Industries	AOE-II; 2nd Soyang after AOG 55; To be followed by AOE-II phase II
Cheonji class		57	Cheonji	천지 (天池)	4,200/9,170	1990-07-26	1990-12-29	1991-01-04	Hyundai Heavy Industries	2nd Cheonji after AO 2/51
		58	Daecheong	대청 (大淸)	4,200/9,170	1997-01-20	1997-11-28	1997-12-01	Hyundai Heavy Industries	-
		59	Hwacheon	화천 (華川)	4,180/9,180	1997-08-27	1998-04-30	1998-05-01	Hyundai Heavy Industries	2nd Hwacheon after AO 5/52
Tongyeong class	ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship	31	Tongyeong	통영 (統營)	3,500/4,710	2012-09-04	2014-12-30^[56]	2014-12-31	Daewoo S&ME	Lead ship of ATS-II (2 in class); 2nd Tongyeong after JMS 302
Tongyeong class	ATS: Salvage and Rescue Ship	32	Gwangyang	광양 (光陽)	3,500/4,710	2015-06-30	2016-09-29	2016-10-10	Hanjin Heavy Industries	3rd Gwangyang after AKL 62, ATS 28
Ganghwado class	ASR-II: Submarine Rescue Ship	22	Ganghwado	강화도 (江華島)	5,600/6,800	2020-07	2021-10-07	-	Daewoo S&ME
Cheonghaejin class	ASR: Submarine Rescue Ship	21	Cheonghaejin	청해진 (淸海鎭)	3,200/4,300	1995-10-18	1996-11-30	1996-12-02	Daewoo S&ME	To be followed by ASR-II
Singiwon class	AGS: Surveying Ship	13	Singiwon	신기원 (新紀元)	3,500/4,600	2012-xx-xx	-	2014-12-xx	-	AGX-II
Sinsegi class	AGS: Surveying Ship	12	Sinsegi	신세기 (新世紀)	2,850/3,700	2002-05-27	-	2003-xx-xx	-	AGX-I
Mulgae (LCU 87) class	LCU: Landing Craft Utility	87	Mulgae 87	물개 87	540/940	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Lead ship of 500-ton Mulgae LCU; Littoral transport and logistics support
		88	Mulgae 88	물개 88	540/940	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		89	Mulgae 89	물개 89	540/940	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
Mulgae (LCU/L 79) class	LCU/L: Landing Craft Utility Minelayer	79	Mulgae 79	물개 79	235/442	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Lead ship of LCU/L; Littoral transport, logistics support, and mine warfare support
		81	Mulgae 81	물개 81	235/442	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		82	"Mulgae 82"	물개 82	235/442	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		83	Mulgae 83	물개 83	235/442	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		85	Mulgae 85	물개 85	235/442	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		86	Mulgae 86	물개 86	235/442	2010-10-20	2011-02-24	-

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Mulgae 91

물개 91

235/442

2018-xx-xx^[57]

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Mulgae 92

물개 92

235/442

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Laid down^[58]

Mulgae 93

물개 93

235/442

Hanjin Heavy Industries

Laid down

Major service craft

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

Class	ROKN classification	Hull number	Name	Hangul name(Hanja)	Displacement(light/full, tons)	Launch date	Delivery date	Commission date	Builder	Note
-	MTB: Multipurpose Training Boat	자-201^[59]	-	-	230/280^[60]	2017-04-xx	2017-12-28	2018-01-xx	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Catamaran with water jets
		자-202	-	-	230/280	2019-02-xx	2019-11-29	2019-12-02^[61]	Hanjin Heavy Industries	-
		자-203	-	-	230/280	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded^[62]
		자-205	-	-	230/280	-	-	-	Hanjin Heavy Industries	Contract awarded

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.

External links

Republic of Korea Navy official website (Korean) (English)
South Korea navy ships GlobalSecurity.org
World Navies Today: South Korea Haze Gray & Underway: World Navies Today

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List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships explained

Submarine fleet

Submarines

Surface fleet

Destroyers

Frigates

Corvettes

Patrol vessels

Amphibious warfare ships

Mine warfare ships

Auxiliary ships

Major service craft

See also

Notes

External links

Notes and References