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  2. Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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    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's amphibious operation capability in terms ...

  3. ROKS Dokdo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. ROKS Marado - Wikipedia

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    ESM/ECM:SLQ-200 (v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher. Armament. 2x Phalanx CIWS, 4x K-VLS cells. 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 ...

  5. List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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    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).

  7. Dido-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    Dido. -class cruiser. The Dido class consisted of sixteen light cruisers built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The first group of three ships were commissioned in 1940; the second group of six ships and third group of two were commissioned between 1941 and 1942. A fourth group, also described as the Improved Dido or Bellona class (five ...

  8. CVX-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    The CVX (formerly known as LPX-II, Hangul: 대형수송함-II) is a class of aircraft carriers proposed for the Republic of Korea Navy.The class is follow-on from the previous Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships which prioritized amphibious capability, while the CVX will be designed for fixed wing and rotary wing operations instead, constituting a traditional aircraft carrier.

  9. Liancourt Rocks - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 34 [1] The Liancourt Rocks, [2] also known by their Korean name of Dokdo [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 ...