Dokdo class amphibious assault ship


Dokdo during an exercise in 2010
Career  Republic of Korea Navy
Name: ROKS Dokdo
Namesake: Liancourt Rocks (Kor.: Dokdo)
Ordered: 28 Oct 2002
Builder: Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Busan ROK
Cost: $650 million
Launched: 12 July 2005
Completed: 2007
Commissioned: 3 July 2007
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class & type: Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
Length: 199 m (653 ft)
Beam: 31 m (102 ft)
Draught: 7 m (23 ft)
Propulsion: 4 S.E.M.T. Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC Diesel engine
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h) maximum
18 knots (33 km/h) cruising
Boats & landing
craft carried:
2 LSF-II or LCAC
Capacity: Up to 200 vehicles
Troops: 720 marines, 6 tanks, 7 amphibious assault vehicles
Crew: 700
Sensors and
processing systems:
SMART-L air search radar, MW08 surface search radar, AN/SPS-95K navigation radar, TACAN, VAMPIR-MB optronic sight
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher
Armament: Two Goalkeeper CIWS, One RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Aircraft carried: Up to 15 helicopters (15 UH-60 Black Hawk or 10 SH-60F Ocean Hawk helicopters, )can support VTOL jets