Republic of China Navy
Personnel
Sailors	23,000 (2004 est.)
Marines	30,000 (2004 est.)
Strength
Major Surface Combatants	40 (1999 est.)
Patrol Boats	100
Minesweepers	30
Amphibious Ships	25

The Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn) is the maritime branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China.(It is different than Taiwan navy) The ROC Navy's primary mission is the defense of ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround it against a blockade or attack by forces of the People's Republic of China. Operations include maritime patrols in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, and counter-strike and counter-invasion operations during wartime. The Republic of China Marine Corps function as a branch of the Navy. Insignia of the Republic of China Navy, orginally from [1] This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... The Republic of China (ROC) maintains a large military establishment, which accounted for 16. ... Taiwan Strait Area The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180km-wide Strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. ... The Republic of China Marine Corps (中華民國海軍陸戰隊) is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy responsible for amphibious combat, counter-landing and reinforcement of remote islands, defense of ROCN facilities, and also functions as a rapid reaction force and a...

The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is ROCS (Republic of China Ship); an older usage is CNS (Chinese Navy Ship). A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. ...

Organization

The ROC Naval Jack is identical to the Kuomintang party flag.

The ROCN Service Flag is identical to the ROC National Flag.

• Navy General Headquarters (海軍總司令部)

Navy GHQ is subordinate to the General Staff, the Minister of Defense, and the ROC President.

• Internal units: Personnel, Combat Readiness & Training, Logistics, Planning, Combat Systems, General Affairs, Comptroller, Inspector General, Political Warfare.
• Naval Fleet Command (艦隊司令部)

• 124th Fleet: Tsoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
• 131st Fleet: Keelung, Keelung City, Taiwan
• 146th Fleet: Makung, Penghu
• Amphibious Fleet (151st Fleet), Tsoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
• 168th Fleet: Suao, Yilan County, Taiwan
• 192nd Fleet (Navy Mine Fleet): Tsoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
• 256th Submarine Squadron
• Hai Chiao PGMG Guided Missile Gunboat Group (海蛟大隊)
• Aviation Command

• Marine Corps Command (陸戰隊司令部)
• Education, Training and Doctrine Command(教育訓練暨準則發展司令部)
• Logistics Command (後勤司令部)
• Naval Academy, Hydrographic & Oceanographic Bureau, Shipbuilding Development Center, Communication Systems, General Service.

Sources: ^{[1] [2][3]} Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The Blue Sky with a White Sun flag is the Kuomintang (KMT), party flag and the ROC naval jack. ... The Nationalist Party of China (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in terms of sitting... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... National flag. ... Tsoying (左營, Tsoying, Tsuoying, Zuoying in Mandarin) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Keelung City (Traditional Chinese: 基隆; Hanyu Pinyin: JÄ«lóng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jilóng; Wade-Giles: Chi-lung; POJ: Ke-lâng) is a provincial city of Taiwan, Republic of China. ... Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ... Tsoying (左營, Tsoying, Tsuoying, Zuoying in Mandarin) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... Su-ao (蘇澳) is an urban township in southern Yilan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Yilan County (宜蘭縣, pinyin: Yílán Xiàn) is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. ... Tsoying (左營, Tsoying, Tsuoying, Zuoying in Mandarin) is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China. ... Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ... The Republic of China Marine Corps (中華民國海軍陸戰隊) is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy responsible for amphibious combat, counter-landing and reinforcement of remote islands, defense of ROCN facilities, and also functions as a rapid reaction force and a...

History

1911 - 1949

See also Naval history of China. There was archieve dating back very early about the ancient navy of China. ...

ROCN honor guard at the Martyr's Shrine in Taipei.

The precursor to the modern ROC Navy was established as the Ministry of the Navy in the Provisional Government of the Republic of China in 1911 following the overthrow of the Qing dynasty. During the period of warlordism that scarred China in the 1920s and 1930s the ROCN remained loyal to the Kuomintang government of Sun Yat-sen instead of the warlord government in Beijing. During that time and throughout World War II, the ROCN concentrated mainly on riverine warfare as the antiquated ROCN stood no chance whatsoever at repelling the IJN on brown or blue water.^[4] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1741x1304, 939 KB) Summary ROC Navy honor guard at the changing of the guard ceremony at Martyrs Shrine, Taipei, Taiwan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1741x1304, 939 KB) Summary ROC Navy honor guard at the changing of the guard ceremony at Martyrs Shrine, Taipei, Taiwan. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China and the surrounding territories, establishing the Empire... The Nationalist Party of China (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in terms of sitting... Sun Yat-sen (Chinese: ; November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the “father of modern China”. Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

During the Chinese Civil War, the ROCN was involved in the protection of supply convoys and the ultimate withdrawal of the ROC Government to Taiwan in 1949. ROCN units defecting to the PLA during the final days of the civil war would eventually form what became the People's Liberation Army Navy, much to the chagrin of ROCN units who remained loyal to the ROC government. The subsequent reorganization and reestablishment of the Navy after evacuation to Taiwan is referenced in the lyrics of the post 1949 ROC Navy Song "The New Navy" (新海軍). Combatants Chinese Nationalists Chinese Communists Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 4,300,000 (July 1946) 3,650,000 (June 1948) 1,490,000 (June 1949) 1,200,000 (July 1946) 2,800,000 (June 1948) 4,000,000 (June 1949) The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

1949 - present

Following the relocation of the ROC government to Taiwan, the ROCN was involved in patrols and resupply operations to Kinmen and Matsu in the Taiwan Strait during the Cold War. Kinmen (Traditional Chinese: 金門; Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén; Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén; Wade-Giles: Chin-men; POJ: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Southern Min (in early Spanish romanization); literally Golden Door or Golden Gate), located at 24. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: Mǎzǔ) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Taiwan Strait Area The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180km-wide Strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. ...

Since the 1990s the Navy has grown in importance as the emphasis of the ROC's military doctrine moves towards countering a possible PRC blockade, as well as offshore engagement. The ROCN has been working to expand its capability in electronic and anti-submarine warfare, as well as the replacement of its current inadequate submarine fleet.^[2]

Equipment

See also: List of ships of the Republic of China Navy This is an incomplete list of the ships of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy sorted by type and class. ...

ROCN Chi Yang-class (modified Knox-class) frigates

Traditionally, most ROCN equipment is purchased from the United States, though several ships have been built domestically under licence or through domestic development. The ROCN has also purchased Lafayette class frigates from France and Zwaardvis class submarines from the Netherlands during the early 1990's. Image File history File links ROC (Taiwan) Navy Knox class frigates. ... Image File history File links ROC (Taiwan) Navy Knox class frigates. ...

Despite the ROCN's ability to refurbish and extend the service life of its vessels and equipment well beyond expectation, the ROCN has suffered from procurement difficulties due to pressure exerted on potential arms suppliers from China. It has only four submarines, half of which are obsolete and only useful for training.^[5]

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Aircraft

The Grumman S-2 (formerly S2F) Tracker was the first US Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed specifically for the purpose. ... SH-60F of the United States Navy, with external fuel tank. ... The Hughes H-6 is a family of light utility civilian and assault helicopters of the United States Army. ...

Amphibious

PCU San Antonio The San Antonio class is the United States Navys primary class of amphibious transport dock (LPD). ... The Anchorage class dock landing ships were a series of five dock landing ships (LSD) constructed and commissioned by the United States Navy between 1965 and 1972. ... USS Newport (LST-1179), first of her Class Newport class tank landing ships are an improved class of tank landing ship (LSTs), intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors. ...

Destroyers

USS Scott, a Kidd class destroyer. ...

Frigates

The USS McInerney (FFG 8), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. ... Four Knox-class frigates steaming alongside USS Badger (FF-1071). ... The La Fayette class units are light multi-mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France (Marine Nationale), Saudi Arabia, Singapore (Republic of Singapore Navy) and Republic of China (Taiwan) (Republic of China Navy). ...

Minesweepers

Patrol Craft

ROCN Fast attack missile boat group

Image File history File links ROC (Taiwan) Navy fast attack missile boat group. ... Image File history File links ROC (Taiwan) Navy fast attack missile boat group. ...

Submarines

The Zwaardvis class submarine (Swordfish) is a conventional attack submarine that replaced the Dolfijn class submarines in the Royal Netherlands Navy. ... The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability, and endurance of its submarines. ...

Support

See also

• People's Liberation Army Navy
• Political status of Taiwan

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Taiwan Strait area The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of...

References & notes

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External links

• ROC Navy website (Chinese)

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