ROKS Soyang at Busan Naval Base on 21 January 2020
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History | |
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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]