ROKS Go Jun Bong (LST-681)

ROKS Go Jun Bong on 27 March 2004
History
South Korea
Name	Go Jun Bong (고준봉)
Builder	Hanjin Heavy Industries, Busan
Launched	1991
Commissioned	1994
Identification	Pennant number: LST-681
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship
Displacement	2,600 t (2,559 long tons) light 4,300 t (4,232 long tons) full (sea-going draft with 1675 ton load)
Length	112.7 m (370 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft)
Installed power	12,800 hp (9,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6V 280 Diesel engines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) cruising
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Capacity	258 marines 12 tanks 14 amphibious assault vehicles 8 2.5ton trucks 4 LCVP
Crew	121
Sensors and processing systems
Armament	4 × Emerlec 30mm 2 × Vulcan 20 mm Gatling
Aircraft carried	1 × UH-60
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck

ROKS Go Jun Bong (LST-681) is the lead ship of the Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship in the Republic of Korea Navy.^[1]

Construction and commissioning[]

The ship was launched in 1991 by Hanjin Heavy Industries at Busan and commissioned into the Navy in 1994.

On 23 April 2021, 33 COVID-19 cases were reported aboard Go Jun Bong.^[2][3]

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