In his discussion of a recent internet survey (with a terribly small sample) among South Koreans regarding the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute, Ampontan posted this nice rundown of the MSDF fleet, in English to the crisis-mode music of the excellent anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. It’s a long one, but a nice reference guide.
I’ll leave the determination of its accuracy to those more knowledge about about naval vessels.
I will say this though, there is nothing quite like writing a blog post to that music!
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EDIT: These extra videos (Courtesy of Gray in the comments) show the fleets of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN):
… and a slightly out-dated video showing the fleet of the South Korean Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN)
Thanks to Gray for digging up these videos and if you appreciate his contribution, please give his comment below a thumbs up.
EDIT 2: Another MSDF video courtesy of Viktor:
Be sure to give him a thumbs up below
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