Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship

Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
ROKS Dokdo steams in the Sea of Japan in 2010
Class overview
NameDokdo class
BuildersHanjin Heavy Industries
Operators Republic of Korea Navy
Succeeded byCVX (Planned)[1]
Cost
  • KRW 325,770,000,000 (2005)[2]
  • US$ 285 million
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeLanding platform helicopter
Displacement14,300 tons (empty) / 19,500 tons (full)
Length199 m (652 ft 11 in)
Beam31 m (101 ft 8 in)
Draught7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) cruising
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 LCAC (LSF-II)
CapacityUp to 200 vehicles (including tanks)
Troops720 marines
Crew330[3]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SMART-L air search radar
  • ELM-2248 (MF-STAR) multifunction surveillance radar
  • MW08 surface search radar
  • LIG Nex1 SPS-550K
  • AN/SPS-95K navigation radar
  • TACAN
  • VAMPIR-MB optronic sight
Electronic warfare
& decoys
ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight 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).

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  2. ^ "Cost of Republic of Korea Armed Forces Weapons". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  3. ^ "Dokdo Class Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Dokdo Class Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)". Naval Technology. July 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2019.