Editing Turtle ship (section)

{{Short description|15th–19th century type of Korean warship}}
[[File:Turtle boat.jpg|thumb|Scaled-down turtle ship model in the [[War Memorial of Korea]]]]

A '''turtle ship''' ({{Korean|hangul=거북선|rr=geobukseon}}; {{IPA|ko|kʌ.buk̚.s͈ʌn}}) was a type of warship that was used by the Korean [[Joseon Navy]] from the early 15th century up until the 19th century. They were used alongside the [[panokseon]] warships in the fight against invading Japanese fleets. The ship's name derives from its covering that was said to resemble a turtle shell. Some historians have described it as a very early type of [[ironclad]] though the historical evidence for this is uncertain.