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Amphibious assault ship ROKS Marado (LPH 6112)

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Classification

Ship class:
Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
Type:
Amphibious assault ship (LHA, LHD, LPH)

Basic information

Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hanjin Heavy IndustriesHanjin Heavy Industries
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
18,800 t
Length:
199 m
Beam:
31 m
Draft:
7 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAD
Propulsion:
  • 4 * SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC diesel engines
Speed:
23 knots

Personnel

Complement:
330
Embarked units:
720

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • Up to 200 vehicles
  • 6 * tanks
  • 7 * amphibious assault vehicles
Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * LSF-2 or LCAC
Electronics:
  • Elta Systems EL/M-2248 MF-STAR multifunction surveillance radar
  • LIG Nex1 SPS-550K 3-D air and surface surveillance radar
  • AN/SPS-95K navigation radar
  • TACAN
  • VAMPIR-MB optronic sight
  • ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA
  • Chaff launcher
Armament:
  • 2 * 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 * K-VLS Vertical Launching System
Aircraft:
  • Up to 15 helicopters (15 * UH-60 Black Hawk or 10 * SH-60F Ocean Hawk helicopters)

ROKS Marado (LPH 6112) is the second ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship of the Republic of Korea Navy.

ROKS Marado was built with some changes compared to Dokdo. The flight deck is adapted to accommodate two V-22 Ospreys, while Dokdo was able to only carry one. In place of the Thales SMART-L multibeam radar and MW08 surveillance radar, Marado uses the Elta Systems EL/M-2248 MF-STAR multifunction surveillance radar and LIG Nex1 SPS-550K 3-D air and surface surveillance radar. It also has a different weapons suite than the 30 mm Goalkeeper and RAM, instead using two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS and having a K-VLS at the rear of the superstructure for the locally developed K-SAAM.

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