&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:ROKS_Soyang_in_Busan_Naval_Base.jpg) ROKS Soyang at Busan Naval Base on 21 January 2020
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| History | |
|---|---|
 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Soyang, South Korea |
| Builder | Hyundai of Ulsan, South Korea |
| Laid down | 13 July 2015 |
| Launched | 29 November 2016 |
| Acquired | 7 September 2018 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 2018 |
| Homeport | Busan, South Korea |
| Identification | AOE-51 (pennant number) |
| Status | Active |
| Class overview | |
| Preceded by | Cheonji class |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast combat support ship |
| Displacement | 10,105 tonnes (9,945 long tons) full load |
| Length | 190.0 m (623 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 25.0 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
| Complement | 140 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | MASS decoy launchers |
| Armament | 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
ROKS Soyang (AOE-51) is a fast combat support ship of the Republic of Korea Navy; she is named after the Soyang River.[1]
- ^ "ROK Defense: South Korea takes delivery of fast combat support ship ROKS Soyang (AOE-51)". ROK Defense. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-11-20.