South Korean Navy

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military branch navy

The South Korean Navy is the maritime branch of South Korea’s armed forces, responsible for naval defense, power projection, and securing sea lines of communication around the Korean Peninsula.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Republic of Korea Navy	14
대한민국 해군	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military branch ⓘ navy ⓘ
alliance	United States–South Korea security alliance ⓘ surface form: United States–South Korea alliance
cooperatesWith	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ other navies in the Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
engagedIn	Korean War naval operations ⓘ anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden ⓘ multinational maritime exercises such as RIMPAC ⓘ
hasBranch	Republic of Korea Marine Corps ⓘ
hasComponent	marine corps ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ special warfare units ⓘ submarine fleet ⓘ surface fleet ⓘ
hasUnitType	amphibious assault ships ⓘ corvettes ⓘ destroyers ⓘ frigates ⓘ logistics support ships ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ mine countermeasure vessels ⓘ naval helicopters ⓘ patrol craft ⓘ submarines ⓘ
nativeName	South Korean Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 대한민국 해군
nativeNameRomanization	Daehan Minguk ⓘ surface form: Daehanminguk Haegun
partOf	Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
responsibility	amphibious operations support ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ maritime patrol and reconnaissance ⓘ maritime security ⓘ mine warfare operations ⓘ naval air operations ⓘ naval defense of South Korea ⓘ participation in United Nations peacekeeping maritime missions ⓘ participation in international maritime exercises ⓘ power projection ⓘ protection of merchant shipping ⓘ securing sea lines of communication around the Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ
shortName	ROKN ⓘ South Korean Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea Navy
theaterOfOperations	East China Sea ⓘ Sea of Japan ⓘ surface form: East Sea Korean Peninsula waters ⓘ Sea of Japan ⓘ Yellow Sea ⓘ worldwide for blue-water deployments ⓘ