[1] The university was established in November 1945 after Korea had been liberated from Japanese occupation (World War II).

Chinhae High Seamans School, a maritime institution with a majority of Korean students until the liberation of Korea, was re-established with Korean faculty and students under the leadership of Lee Si-hyung.

After the Korean War it was merged with other similar institutions and moved to Busan.

The university is one of the earliest and prestigious national post-secondary educational institutions in South Korea, and the only post-secondary institution that specializes in maritime sciences and engineering.

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