Cheonjabong (687) File photo
Navy to receive new landing ship this week
Published : 2017-07-31 11:17
Updated : 2017-07-31 11:1
A next-generation landing ship capable of transporting
more troops and military hardware than existing vessels will be delivered to
the Navy this week, the state arms procurement agency said Monday.
The Cheonjabong, which will be delivered Tuesday, is the
Navy's second LST-II ship acquired under the next generation landing ship
project that calls for building a total of four such ships by 2018. The first
ship, the Cheonwangbong, was delivered to the Navy in November 2014.
The 4,500-ton Cheonjabong can transport more troops and
hardware further away at a faster speed than the existing Gobongjun-class ship.
It can travel at a maximum speed of 23 knots per hour with a total of 130 crew
members, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.
The vessel is also capable of transporting 300 landing
troops, three landing craft, two tanks and eight amphibious assault vehicles in
a single trip. Two helicopters can also land on its deck, a feature that makes
simultaneous airborne and maritime infiltration operations possible.
Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries since December 2013,
the new ship has already completed a test run and undergone a state quality
test. It will be deployed after about four months of crew training and
familiarization.
The vessel is 120 meters long, 19 meters wide and armed
with a 40 millimeter gun and a system designed to protect against guided
missiles.
"When the Cheonjabong is deployed, it will play a
key role, together with the first ship Cheonwangbong, as the main landing ships
of the Navy," Lee Jae-dong, an official of the procurement agency, said.
"It will carry out not only landing operations, but also a variety of
other missions in wartime, and is expected to contribute to peacekeeping operations
in peacetime." (Yonhap)
Cheon Wang Bong-class LST
Cheonjabong (687) File photo
The Cheon Wang Bong-class LST (Hangul:천왕봉) is an amphibious
landing ship class of the Republic of Korea
Navy.
Ships in the class
Cheonjabong (687) File photo
Class overview
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Name:
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Cheon Wang Bong class
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Builders:
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Operators:
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Built:
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2014 -
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In service:
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2014 - present
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In commission:
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2014 - present
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Building:
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1
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Planned:
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4
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Completed:
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1
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Active:
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2
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General characteristics
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Type:
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Tonnage:
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4,950 tons (empty) /
7,140 tons (full)
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Length:
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126.9 m
(416 ft)
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Beam:
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19.4 m
(64 ft)
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Draught:
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5.4 m
(18 ft)
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Installed power:
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12,800 hp
(9,500 kW)
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Propulsion:
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Speed:
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·23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum
·18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) cruising
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Range:
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8,000 nmi
(15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
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Boats & landing
craft carried: |
2 x LCM
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Troops:
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700
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Crew:
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120
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Sensors and
processing systems: |
·STX RadarSys SPS-100K surface search
radar
·LIG Nex1 SPS-540K
3D surveillance radar
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Armament:
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1 × Hanwha Defense
Systems (formerly Doosan DST) 'No Bong' dual 40mm gun, 2 x K-VLS
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Armor:
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LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonataelectronic warfare suite, Rheinmetall MASS
decoy system[2]
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Aviation facilities:
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Aft helicopter deck
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