ROKS Soyang (AOE-51)

ROKS Soyang at Busan Naval Base on 21 January 2020
History
South Korea
Name
  • Soyang
  • (소양)
NamesakeSoyang, South Korea
BuilderHyundai of Ulsan, South Korea
Laid down13 July 2015
Launched29 November 2016
Acquired7 September 2018
Commissioned18 September 2018
HomeportBusan, South Korea
IdentificationAOE-51 (pennant number)
StatusActive
Class overview
Preceded byCheonji class
Succeeded byN/A
General characteristics
TypeFast combat support ship
Displacement10,105 tonnes (9,945 long tons) full load
Length190.0 m (623 ft 4 in)
Beam25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Complement140
Electronic warfare
& decoys
MASS decoy launchers
Armament1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

ROKS Soyang (AOE-51) is a fast combat support ship of the Republic of Korea Navy; she is named after the Soyang River.[1]

  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.