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South Korea NavyIntroduction |
| SYSTEMS | Inventory | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | ||||
| Submarines | - | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 20 | |||
| KSS-N / Jangbogo-IV / SS-NX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | |||
| KSS-III / Jangbogo-III / SSX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| KSS-II / Jangbogo-II | Ge T-214 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
| KSS-I / Jangbogo-I | Ge T-209/1200 | - | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Mini-Submarines | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |||
| SX 756 Dolphin | Kosmos [IT] | - | - | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| KSS-1 Dolgorae | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||
| Aviation Ship | |||||||||||
| CV-X | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Destroyers | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| KDX-III Sejong | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| KDX-II Choongmoogong | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| KDX-I Kwanggaeto | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Chungbuk/Kwang Ju | US Gearing | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dae Gu | US Sumner | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Frigates | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | |||
| FFX | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14 | |||
| Ulsan | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Corvettes | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 2 | |||
| PCC Pohang | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 2 | |||
| PCC Tonghae / Dong Hae | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | |||
| Missile Craft | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 40 | |||
| PK-X / PKG Gumdoksuri | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 40 | |||
| Pae Ku-52 | US Asheville | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | Pae Ku-51 | US Asheville | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kilurki-71 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrol Inshore | 59 | 107 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 26 | - | |||
| PKM Kilurki / Chamsuri | Sea Dolphin | 32 | 92 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 25 | - | ||
| Yoon Young Ha | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| Mine Warfare | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||
| MLS Wonsan | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MSH Yang-yang | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| MHC Kan Keong | It Lerici (mod) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
| MSC Kum San | MSC-268/289 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Amphibious | 32 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 13 | |||
| LP-X Dokdo | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| LST-II | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |||
| LST-681 Kojoonbong | [Alligator] | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| LST-671 Unbong | US LST-491 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| LSM-655 Ko Mun | US LSM-1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | ||
| LCU-72 Mulkae | US LCU-1610 [LCT] | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | ||
| LCU | US LCU-1466 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LCU-71 Mulkae | US LCU-532 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LCM | US LCM-8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | ||
| Support & Miscellaneous | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||
| AOR | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| AOE Chonji | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| AK Spt | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| AT/F | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| AGHS | 4 | ~4 | ~4 | ~4 | ~4 | ~4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| ASR Cheong-Hae-Jin | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| salv/div spt | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ocean Tugs | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Spt Tankers | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Araon [icebreaker] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Korean Flag Shipping (KFS) | |||||||||||
Source: IISS, The Military Balance
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