Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship
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ROKS Dokdo moored at Busan in August 2009.
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Dokdo class |
| Builders: | Hanjin Heavy Industries |
| Operators: |
 Republic of Korea Navy
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| Building: | 1 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Cancelled: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Landing Platform Helicopter |
| Displacement: | 14,300 tons (empty) / 18,800 tons (full) |
| Length: | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Beam: | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Draught: | 7 m (23 ft) |
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| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 LCAC (LSF-II) |
| Capacity: | Up to 200 vehicles (Including Tanks) |
| Troops: | 720 marines |
| Crew: | 330 |
| 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 |
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| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar |
The Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship (Hangul: 독도급 강습상륙함, Hanja: 獨島級強襲上陸艦) is a class of Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) amphibious assault ships operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). Designed by Hanjin Heavy Industries, the requirements for the amphibious landing ships were to enhance South Korea's current amphibious operation capability, both in terms of assault and military operations other than war (MOOTW) type operations.
The ROK Navy required a versatile landing ship with amphibious capabilities in its program to build a blue-water navy. In the end Hanjin's Dokdo design was chosen for this need. LSF-II 631-also built by Hanjin- was chosen as the LCAC to operate from the ship.
The LPX is a versatile amphibious warfare ship which includes a well deck to accommodate Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) and two Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), the first of which (LSF 631) was acquired in April 2007. The ship is 199 metres (652 ft 11 in) long, 31 metres (101 ft 8 in) wide, with a 14,000 ton (empty), or 18,000 ton (full) displacement and was also built incorporating stealth technologies. It has been said to be one of the most advanced vessels in the Asian Pacific.
As a high-speed amphibious ship, LPX was based on the concept of "over-the-horizon assault." As the name indicates, the "over-the-horizon assault" comprises a military operation in which an amphibious landing is conducted with high-speed air-cushioned vehicles and helicopters from beyond the horizon, where they can't be easily detected or attacked by the enemy. The conventional LST (landing ship tank) has to approach the coastline for landing, at the risk of being fired upon by the enemy.
The LPX can carry 720 marines (+300 crew members), 10 tanks, 10 trucks, 7 AAVs, three field artillery pieces, and two LCAC hovercraft capable of landing on enemy shores doing 40 knots (74 km/h)—a mix that enables it to launch troop landings from both sea and air. She can also carry 10 helicopters when there are no ground vehicles on her hangar deck.
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