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ROKS Dokdo steams in the Sea of Japan 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)[1] |
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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) |
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Speed |
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Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCAC (LSF-II) |
Capacity | Up to 200 vehicles (including tanks) |
Troops | 720 marines |
Crew | 330[3] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher |
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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 class of landing platform helicopter (LPH) and amphibious assault ships operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was designed and built by Hanjin Heavy Industries (HHIC) to enhance South Korea's amphibious operation capability in terms of assault and military operations other than war (MOOTW).