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BAmphibious assault ships
At a glance
Dokdo-class amphibious assault shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Italian ship San Giustolarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source199 m (652 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship | Italian ship San Giusto |
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| Displacement | 14,300 tons (empty) / 19,500 tons (full)[source] | 7,650-8,300 tons[source] |
| Power | 4 SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 STC marine diesel engine 24 MW (32,000 shp )[source] | 2 × Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A 420.12 diesel engines (12.426 kW)[source] |
| Name | Dokdo class[source] | San Giusto[source] |
| Builders | Hanjin Heavy Industries[source] |
133 m (436 ft)[source]
officers, 163 ratings
Single source17 officers, 163 ratings[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | CVX (Planned)[source] | — |
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| Cost | KRW 325,770,000,000 (2005) US$ 285 million[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Landing platform helicopter[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCAC ( LSF-II )[source] | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source] |
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| Capacity | Up to 200 vehicles (including tanks)[source] | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source] |
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| Troops | 720 marines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SMART-L air search radar ELM-2248 (MF-STAR) multifunction surveillance radar MW08 surface search radar LIG Nex1 SPS-550K AN/SPS-95K navigation radar TACAN VAMPIR-MB optronic sight[source] | - SMA MM/SPQ 702 search radar - GEM Elettronica SPN-748 navigation radar - Selex ES RTN-10X fire control radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM/ECM:SLQ-200(v)5K SONATA, Chaff launcher[source] | Elettronica SpA INS-3 ECM/ESM suite[source] |
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| Armament | Guns: LPH-6111: 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS LPH-6112: 2 × Phalanx CIWS Missiles: LPH-6111: 1 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile LPH-6112: 4 x K-VLS cells[source] | 1 × OTO Melara 76/62 mm Compatto gun 2 × OTO Melara KBA 25/80 mm guns.[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 15 helicopters ( UH-1 H, UH-60P or Super Lynx ) (Can support VTOL jets)[source] | 3 × AW-101 or 5 × Agusta Bell AB-212 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck with 5 landing spots and hangar[source] | Flight deck with three landing spots Helicopter lifts Vehicle deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source] South Korea[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | St. Justus[source] |
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| Builder | — | Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali SpA , Riva Trigoso[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 19 August 1991[source] |
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| Launched | — | 2 December 1993[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 April 1994[source] |
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| Home port | — | Brindisi[source] |
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| Motto | — | Coragio no manca co' semo nel giusto[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Notes | — | Pennant number L 9894[source] |
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| Class & type | — | San Giorgio -class amphibious transport dock[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | — | Three LCM , three LCVP and a patrol craft[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | — | 350 men with 30 medium tanks or 36 tracked armoured vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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