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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 the oldest service within the ROK Armed Forces. In 2005, the South Korean navy celebrated its 60th anniversary. Since the Korean War, the ROK Navy concentrated its efforts to build naval forces against the North Korean navy, which has littoral naval capabilities. As South Korea's economy grew, the ROK Navy was able to build larger and better equipped fleets to deter aggression, to protect national maritime rights and to support the nation's foreign policies.〔("해군의 역할" ). Republic of Korea Navy official website. Retrieved March 8, 2007.〕 The ROK Navy aims to become a blue-water navy by 2020.〔("대양해군건설" ). Republic of Korea Navy official website. Retrieved March 4, 2007.〕 (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, Sohn Won-yil) because the romanization of the personal name has already been established. ) == Origins == Korea has a long history of naval activities. In the late 4th century during the Three Kingdoms Period, Goguryeo defeated Baekjae by operating amphibious forces of 40,000 men. In the 9th century, Commissioner Chang Bo-go of the Unified Silla established a maritime base called Cheonghaejin in an island to foster trading with China and Japan; to cope with pirates. In 1380, the naval forces of the Goryeo Dynasty defeated 500 vessels of invading Japanese pirates by deploying shipboard guns, devised by Choi Moosun, which is claimed to be the first use of shipboard guns in the naval history. In 1389 and 1419, the Korean naval force invaded Tsushima Island to suppress the Japanese pirate. In the early years of the Joseon Dynasty, the naval forces once reached its peak of 50,000 personnel due to the pirate issue.〔("역사속의 해군" ). Republic of Korea Navy official website. Retrieved May 1, 2007.〕 During the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), the Korean naval force commanded by Admiral Yi Sunshin, who later became the head of the Navy (Commander-in-Chief, Three-Provincial Fleet), cut off the invaders' naval life line and defeated the Japanese fleet reversing the war in favor of Joseon.〔("Korea's Legendary Admiral (PDF Format)" ). barrystrauss.com. Retrieved May 1, 2007.〕 Comparing Yi Sunshin to Lord Nelson, Admiral George Alexander Ballard of the Royal Navy commented: "It is always difficult for Englishmen to admit that Nelson ever had an equal in his profession, but if any man is entitled to be so regarded, it should be this great naval commander of Asiatic race who never knew defeat and died in the presence of the enemy()"〔Ballard, G.A., 1972, The Influence of the Sea on the Political History of Japan., Greenwood Press Reprint, pp. 66–67.〕 Admiral Yi is also accredited with improving the Turtle Ship. By the end of 19th century, the Joseon navy had no significant naval force〔("The First US Naval Attaché to Korea" ). Central Intelligence Agency official website. Retrieved May 6, 2007.〕 other than coast defense fortresses. Although there was an attempt to modernize the navy by establishing a royal naval school with the assistance of the Royal Navy personnel, namely Lieutenant William Callwell of the Royal Marines, the Joseon navy (i.e. Commander-in-Chief Three-Provincial Fleet) was brought to an end in 1895. In 1903, the government of the Korean Empire purchased its first modern war ship, the ''Yangmu'' (양무; 揚武; aka ''Yang Moo''), from Japan. She was originally a cargo ship called the ''Kachidatemaru''.〔("제3장 군사학교의 설립과 사관양성 (PDF Format)" ). Ministry of National Defense - Institution for Military History Compilation official website. Retrieved May 1, 2007.〕 The Korean naval tradition was disrupted after Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the Republic of Korea Navy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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