ROKS Dokdo
{{short description|Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship}}
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| infobox caption = yes }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image =File:해군 독도함 (7438321572).jpg | Ship caption = ROKS Dokdo in 2010 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = South Korea | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Republic of Korea|naval}} | Ship name = ROKS Dokdo | Ship namesake = Dokdo | Ship owner = | Ship operator = Republic of Korea Navy | Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = 28 October 2002 | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Busan, South Korea | Ship original cost = $650 million | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 12 July 2005 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = 2007 | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 3 July 2007 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Dokdo|amphibious assault ship}} | Ship displacement = * 14,300 tons empty | Ship length = {{convert|199|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|31|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = 4 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC diesel engines ~41,600 shp | Ship speed = *{{convert|23|kn|lk=in}} max
| Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship boats = 2 LSF-II or LCAC | Ship capacity = Up to 200 vehicles | Ship troops = 720 marines, 6 tanks, 7 amphibious assault vehicles | Ship complement = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = SMART-L air search radar, MW08 surface search radar, AN/SPS-95K navigation radar, TACAN, VAMPIR-MB optronic sight | Ship EW = ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher | Ship armament = Two Goalkeeper CIWS, One RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = Up to 15 helicopters (15 UH-60 Black Hawk or 10 SH-60F Ocean Hawk helicopters) | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Dokdo|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 {{ship|ROKS|Cheonji|AOE-57|6}}.
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. {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4925258.stm |title=Seoul and Tokyo hold island talks|work=BBC |date=20 April 2006|access-date=28 March 2015}} The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its regret over the naming of Dokdo.{{cite news |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=j&Seq_Code=18008 |title=韓国政府、日本に抗議 強襲揚陸艦「独島」命名問題|work=KBS|date=14 July 2005|access-date=25 August 2020}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november082011/s-korea-military.php |title=US to Use S. Korean Base to Project Power Against China? |work=Salem-News.com |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=28 March 2015}}
In November 2024, the Republic of Korea Navy tested the Gray Eagle short take-off and landing UAV on ROKS Dokdo amphibious assault ship. The Gray Eagle UAV took off from Dokdo, flew twice close to her port side to perform a "simulated landing procedure", but did not land on the ship.{{Cite web |last=Newdick |first=Thomas |date=2024-11-13 |title=Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship |url=https://www.twz.com/air/gray-eagle-stol-drone-flies-from-south-korean-amphibious-assault-ship |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Cha |first=Eunhyuk |date=2024-11-13 |title=ROK Navy tests Mojave drone aboard ROKS Dokdo |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/11/rok-navy-tests-mojave-drone-aboard-roks-dokdo/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}
See also
- {{HTMS|Chakri Naruebet}}
- {{ship|Italian aircraft carrier|Giuseppe Garibaldi}}
- {{sclass|Hyūga|helicopter destroyer|1}}
- Project 23900 amphibious assault ship
References
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External links
{{Commons category|ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111)|ROKS Dokdo}}
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/lp-x.htm Globalsecurity article on the LP-X]
{{Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship}}
{{Republic of Korea Navy ships}}
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Category:Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships