Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
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ROKS Dokdo steams in the East Sea in 2010
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Class overview | |
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Name | Dokdo class |
Builders | Hanjin Heavy Industries |
Operators | Republic of Korea Navy |
Succeeded by | CVX (Planned)[2] |
Cost | |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing platform helicopter |
Displacement | 14,300 tons (empty) / 19,500 tons (full) |
Length | 199 m (652 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 31 m (101 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LSF-II ) |
Capacity | Up to 200 vehicles (including tanks) |
Troops | 720 marines |
Crew | 330[4] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried |
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Aviation facilities | Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar |
The Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship (독도급 대형수송함; 獨島級 大型輸送艦) is a
Development
The ROK Navy required a landing ship with amphibious capabilities in its program to build a blue-water navy which was met by the Dokdo design. The Solgae-class LCAC — made by HHIC — was selected as the landing craft air cushion (LCAC) to operate from the ship.[5]
Specifications
The LPX is an amphibious warfare ship with a
As a high-speed amphibious ship, the LPX was based on the concept of "over-the-horizon assault." The idea comprises a military operation in which an amphibious landing is conducted with high-speed air-cushioned vehicles and helicopters from beyond the horizon, where the enemy cannot easily detect or attack them. The conventional
The LPX has a carrying limit of 720 marines (+300 crew members), ten tanks, ten trucks, 7 AAVs, three field artillery pieces, and two LCAC hovercraft. It can also carry ten helicopters when no ground vehicles are on its hangar deck.[6]
The flight surface is also sprayed with
Self-defense armament includes the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile system. The Goalkeeper close-in weapon system (CIWS) was purchased in January 2003 from Thales at a pre-set price of 13,000,000,000 won (roughly $15,000,000).
The second ship of the class, Marado, was built with some changes compared to Dokdo. The flight deck is adapted to accommodate two
Dokdo is similar in size to the light aircraft carriers derived from the Sea Control Ship, such as the Spanish Navy's former aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias and the Royal Thai Navy's Chakri Naruebet.
Ships in the class [citation needed]
Name | Pennant number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
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ROKS Dokdo | LPH-6111 | Hanjin Heavy Industries
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12 July 2005 | 3 July 2007 | Active | |
ROKS Marado | LPH-6112 | Hanjin Heavy Industries | 14 May 2018 | 28 June 2021 | Active |
Plans
Some proposed uses for the ship include UN peacekeeping operations and disaster relief.
The Korean news agency
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