ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
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Name: | ROKS Dokdo |
Namesake: | Dokdo |
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 |
Length: | 199 m (653 ft) |
Beam: | 31 m (102 ft) |
Draught: | 7 m (23 ft) |
Propulsion: | 4 S.E.M.T. Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC Diesel engine |
Speed: |
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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[1] |
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 ships 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.
History
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The name Dokdo comes from the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks, called Takeshima in Japanese. The islets' ownership is disputed between Japan and South Korea.[2] ROKS Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007.
Operations
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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