Dokdo class amphibious assault ship

KPNS Dokdo (LPH-6111) underway on February 13th, 2007.

The Dokdo-class Amphibious Assault Ships (Hangul: 독도급 강습상륙함, Hanja: 獨島級強襲上陸艦) are a class of four amphibious assault ships operated by the Korean Navy. Designed by the Busan Naval Design Bureau, the requirements for the amphibious landing ships were to enhance Korea's current amphibious operation capability, both in terms of assault and military operations other than war (MOOTW) type operations.

Specifications

• Type: Amphibious Assault Ship
• Service Period: 2007-
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 653 feet (199.03 meters)
  • Beam: 102 feet (31.09 meters)
  • Draught: 23 feet (7.01 meters)
  • Displacement: 14,300 tons (Empty); 18,800 tons (Full Load)
• Capacity: 720 Marines, 10 tanks, 10 trucks, 7 AAVs, 3 artillery pieces
• Crew: 330
• Propulsion: 4 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC Diesel engines, 32,000 shp
• Speed: 23 knots (42.6 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • AN/SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-73(V)12 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SPS-95K Navigation Radar
  • TACAN
  • VAMPIR-MB optronic sight
• Countermeasures:
  • SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA ECM/ESM Suite
  • AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy Launchers
• Armament:
  • 2 x 30mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 x Mk.49 SAM Launchers (fires RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles)
• Aircraft Carried: 10 helicopters (UH-1H, UH-60P, KUH-Amphibious), can support STOVL jets
• Aviation Facilities: Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar
  • Boats Carried: 2 x LCAC (LSF-II 631)

Unit Run

• KPNS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
• KPNS Marado (LPH-6112)
• KPNS Baengnyeongdo (LPH-6113)
• KPNS Jejudo (LPH-6114)