Could a small free Korean navy survive the Pacific War?

How useful would a small free Korean navy of destroyers, escorts, and frigates be during the Pacific War?

Alone near Korea in 1941 it would be overwhelmed, but integrated with the Allies its modern destroyers could make a useful contribution in campaigns such as Guadalcanal.

Timing and basing determine what this hypothetical Korean fleet could achieve. The proposed force contains three Fletcher-class destroyers, two Cannon-class escorts, another destroyer escort, and five Tacoma-class frigates. Isolated near Korea in 1941, it would be overwhelmed by forces Japan could dispatch from its home fleet. The same ships operating with the Allies would be useful, with extra Fletchers during the Guadalcanal campaign as the example. Their contribution therefore depends on access to the wider Allied operational system.