ROKS Cheonan

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ROKS Cheonan is the name of two South Korean Navy warships:

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Chonan may refer to:

<i>Pohang</i>-class corvette Ship class

The Pohang-class PCC is the low-end complement of the high-low mix domestic naval construction plan of the Republic of Korea Navy under the 1st Yulgok Project (1974-1986) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. It was originally planned as a Batch II production of Donghae-class corvette, but many changes on overall design, notably applying the hull design of Ulsan-class frigate, reclassified the ship to its own class. The ship is designed for patrolling maritime border, including the Northern Limit Line, protecting the littoral zone, and combating the North Korean vessels.

ROKS Soyang is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS <i>Cheonan</i> sinking 2010 North–South Korea conflict

The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. The cause of the sinking remains in dispute.

ROKS <i>Cheonan</i> (PCC-772) Pohang-class corvette

ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), commissioned in 1989. On 26 March 2010, she broke in two and sank near the sea border with North Korea, killing 46 sailors. An investigation conducted by an international team of experts from South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden concluded that Cheonan was sunk by a torpedo launched by a North Korean Yeono-class miniature submarine.

ROKS <i>Sokcho</i> (PCC-778) Pohang-class corvette

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time. Sokcho was decommissioned on 30 December 2022.

ROKS Seoul is the name of three Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS <i>Dokdo</i> Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship

ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) is the lead ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. ROKS Dokdo was the flagship of the Fifth Component Flotilla of the Korean Navy until the launch of ROKS Marado in 2018. Previously, this title was held by the 9,000-ton at-sea Underway Replenishment (UNREP) support vessel ROKS Cheonji.

ROKS Ulsan is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships:

The Daegu-class frigate is a class of guided missile frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The Daegu class is based on the preceding Incheon class, and has otherwise been referred to as the Incheon class batch II, or FFG-II. Eight Daegu-class ships are planned, with the final goal of 20–22 frigates in the ROKN. The Daegu-class frigates are to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

<i>Yangyang</i>-class minesweeper Ship class

Yangyang-class minesweeper is a ship class of minesweepers currently in service on the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS <i>Pohang</i> (PCC-756) Pohang-class corvette

ROKS Pohang (PCC-756) was a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy. She was decommissioned and now serves as a museum ship in Pohang, South Korea.

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ROKS Incheon is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Gyeonggi is the name of three Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Gangwon is the name of three Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Chungnam is the name of three Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Gyeongbuk is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Gunsan is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships:

ROKS Pohang is the name of two Republic of Korea Navy warships: