ROKS Dokdo
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ROKS Dokdo in 2010
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History | |
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South Korea | |
Name | ROKS Dokdo |
Namesake | Dokdo |
Operator | Republic of Korea Navy |
Ordered | 28 October 2002 |
Builder | Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Busan, South Korea |
Cost | $650 million |
Launched | 12 July 2005 |
Completed | 2007 |
Commissioned | 3 July 2007 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 199 m (652 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 31 m (101 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 4 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC diesel engines ~41,600 shp |
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Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LSF-II or LCAC |
Capacity | Up to 200 vehicles |
Troops | 720 marines, 6 tanks, 7 amphibious assault vehicles |
Crew | 330[2] |
Sensors and processing systems | SMART-L air search radar, MW08 surface search radar, AN/SPS-95K navigation radar, TACAN, VAMPIR-MB optronic sight |
Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher |
Armament | Two Goalkeeper CIWS, One RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile |
Aircraft carried | Up to 15 helicopters (15 UH-60 Black Hawk or 10 SH-60F Ocean Hawk helicopters) |
ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) is the lead ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. Presently Dokdo is the flagship and the largest vessel in the South Korean navy. Previously, this title was held by the 9,000-ton at-sea Underway Replenishment (UNREP) support vessel ROKS Cheonji.
Naming[]
The name Dokdo comes from the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks, a group of islets in the Donghae that are currently administered by South Korea. The islets' ownership is disputed between Japan and South Korea. [3] The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret over the naming of Dokdo.[4]
ROKS Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007.
History[]
In March 2010, Dokdo assisted in search and rescue operations after the sinking of ROKS Cheonan. In July, the ship took part in Operation Invincible Spirit, a joint alliance exercise.[5]
See also[]
- HTMS Chakri Naruebet
- Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer
- Project 23900 amphibious assault ship
References[]
- ^ "Aircraft Carriers or Not? Flattops in the Pacific". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Dokdo Class Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Seoul and Tokyo hold island talks". BBC. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "韓国政府、日本に抗議 強襲揚陸艦「独島」命名問題". KBS. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "US to Use S. Korean Base to Project Power Against China?". Salem-News.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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