| Dokdo during an exercise in 2010 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ROKS Dokdo |
| Namesake: | Liancourt Rocks (Kor.: Dokdo) |
| Ordered: | 28 Oct 2002 |
| Builder: | Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Busan |
| 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 |
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