| ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) | |
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 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 |
ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111) is the lead ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. The name Dokdo comes from the Korean language name for the Liancourt Rocks, called Takeshima in Japanese, whose ownership is disputed between Japan and Korea.[1] ROKS Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007. Presently the Dokdo is the largest vessel in the South Korean Navy. Previously, this spot was held by the 9,000-ton at-sea Underway Replenishment (UNREP) support vessel Cheonji.
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- ↑ "Seoul and Tokyo hold island talks". BBC. 20 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4925258.stm. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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