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Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar. The Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship (독도급 대형수송함; 獨島級 大型輸送艦) is a class of landing platform helicopter (LPH) and amphibious assault ships operated by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was designed and built by Hanjin Heavy Industries (HHIC) to enhance South Korea ...
ROKS Dokdo. 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.
Aircraft carried. Up to 15 helicopters (15 UH-60 Black Hawk or 10 SH-60F Ocean Hawk helicopters) Aviation facilities. Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar. ROKS Marado (LPH-6112) is the second ship of the Dokdo -class amphibious assault ship of the Republic of Korea Navy.
Naval jack of South Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy has about 160 ships in commission (a total displacement of about 232,285 tonnes [1]). The vessels are categorized into four levels. A first-rate ship (Sohn Wonyil- class SS, DDG, DDH, LPH, MLS, and AOE) is commanded by a captain; a second-rate ship (SS, FFG, FF, PCC, LST, ATS, and ASR) by a ...
Amphibious assault ship. An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. [1] The design evolved from aircraft carriers converted for use as helicopter carriers (which, as a result, are often mistaken for conventional fixed-wing aircraft carriers).
In May 2018, the Navy launched the Marado (LPH 6112), which was the second ship of the Dokdo-class amphibious transport dock. In June 2018, the Navy launched a 4,500-ton training ship, the Hansando (ATH 81), which was also designed as a casualty receiving and treatment ship (CRTS).
The Liancourt Rocks, [2] also known by their Korean name of Dokdo (Korean: 독도) [a] or their Japanese name of Takeshima, [b] are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago administered by South Korea. The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area ...
172 [13] The ferry MV Sewol sank on the morning of April 16, 2014, en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. [14] The 6,825-ton vessel sent a distress signal from about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi; 1.5 nmi) north of Byeongpungdo at 08:58 KST (23:58 UTC, April 15, 2014). [15] Out of 476 passengers and crew, 304 died in the disaster ...