Dokdo during an exercise in 2010 | |
Career | Republic of Korea Navy |
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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 |