ROKS Dokdo

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.

ROKS Dokdo
ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
History
South Korea
Name: ROKS Dokdo
Namesake: Dokdo
Operator: Republic of Korea Navy, South Korea
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:
  • 14,300 tons empty
  • 18,800 tons full load[1]
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
Speed:
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) max
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) cruising
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)

Naming

The name Dokdo comes from the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan 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

References
  1. "Aircraft Carriers or Not? Flattops in the Pacific". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "Dokdo Class Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. "Seoul and Tokyo hold island talks". BBC. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "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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