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Amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111)

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Classification

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

Basic information

Namesake:
Liancourt Rocks (Korean: Dokdo), one of a group of islands located in the western part of the Sea of Japan. Island sovereignty disputed between Japan and South Korea
Operator:
Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Hanjin Heavy IndustriesHanjin Heavy Industries
Ordered:
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:
  • SMART-L air search radar
  • MW08 surface search radar
  • AN/SPS-95K navigation radar
  • TACAN
  • VAMPIR-MB optronic sight
  • ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA
  • Chaff launcher
Armament:
  • 2 * Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 1 * RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Aircraft:
  • 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. ROKS Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007.

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.

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