The Control camp(the Tongjeyoung), which was the backbone of the naval forces operation in the late Joseon Dynasty, was organized around the 8 Warships fleet and the subordinate ship. In the past, due to limited hisorical data, research on the status ...
The Control camp(the Tongjeyoung), which was the backbone of the naval forces operation in the late Joseon Dynasty, was organized around the 8 Warships fleet and the subordinate ship. In the past, due to limited hisorical data, research on the status of warship in the late Joseon Dynasty was focused was mostly on the Imran(Japanese Invasion of Korea) period and the late 18th century, and the specific facts were not revealed. Also, attention was concentrated mainly on certain military vessels, such as the turtle ship.
This paper sought to find out more closely the status of the military ships in the Tongjeyoung through the excavation of the ‘Tongjeyoung Haeyumungi’ written in the late 19th century. This writing style was distinct from the same type of Haeyu documents, although it was a product just before the closure of the military camp and was insufficient in the description.
Based on this, first examined the status of military ships after the mid-18th century, and further compared and reviewed the specifications of the warships mainly by utilizing other Naval Camp and Base related historical materials from the latter half 19th century. In this process, the re-examination of the documents in the Hyeonchungsa’s possession, ‘Tongyoung naval ancient writing paper’, etc., was carried out simultaneously. It was difficult for Joseon’s naval forces to calculate standardized dimensions between the military vessels of the same species, and there were differences in timing and the commander of the ships.
Finally, we discussed the internal structure of each warship, including the Turtle Ship, with the concept of ‘k’an(間), by mobilizing the research results of the Dohaeseon(渡海船) and the main documents of Gyeonggi Suyeong(京畿水營). For now, we focused on reviewing the specifications and internal structure of the Tongjeyoung Warship in the latter half 19th century and want to use it as the basis for various research and discussion in the future.