ROKS Dokdo

ROKS Dokdo in 2010
History
South Korea
Name	ROKS Dokdo
Namesake	Dokdo
Operator	Republic of Korea Navy
Ordered	28 October 2002
Builder	Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Busan, South Korea
Cost	$650 million
Launched	12 July 2005
Completed	2007
Commissioned	3 July 2007
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement	14,300 tons empty 18,800 tons full load[1]
Length	199 m (652 ft 11 in)
Beam	31 m (101 ft 8 in)
Draught	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC diesel engines ~41,600 shp
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) max 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 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	330[2]
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)

ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) is the lead ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. ROKS Dokdo was the flagship of the Fifth Component Flotilla of the Korean Navy until the launch of ROKS Marado in 2018. Previously, this title was held by the 9,000-ton at-sea Underway Replenishment (UNREP) support vessel ROKS Cheonji.

Naming

The name Dokdo comes from the Korean name for the Liancourt Rocks, a group of islets in the Donghae that are currently administered by South Korea. The islets' ownership is disputed between Japan and South Korea. ^[3] The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret over the naming of Dokdo.^[4]

ROKS Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007.

History

In March 2010, Dokdo assisted in search and rescue operations after the sinking of ROKS Cheonan. In July, the ship took part in Operation Invincible Spirit, a joint alliance exercise.^[5]