ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR-21)

ROKS Cheonghaejin (ASR-21) is the only ship of the Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the military headquarter, Cheonghaejin.[1]

ROKS Cheonghaejin on 21 April 2014
History
South Korea
Name
  • Cheonghaejin
  • (청해진)
NamesakeCheonghaejin
BuilderHanjin
Launched18 October 1995
Commissioned2 December 1996
IdentificationPennant number: ASR-21
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeCheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship
Displacement
  • 3,200 tonnes (3,149 long tons) light
  • 4,300 tonnes (4,232 long tons) full load
Length102.8 m (337 ft 3 in)
Beam16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement140 crew
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × SH-60 Seahawk
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

Design

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Her operations include rescuing trapped sailors in submarines, naval operation support for submarines, underwater research and mapping support, and recovery of sunk vessels. It is equipped with a deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) that operates up to 500 metres (1,600 ft), and a rescue chamber that holds up to nine people.

Once all nine Son Wonil-class submarines are delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy, another ASR ship of the same class is planned to be built.

Construction and career

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ROKS Cheonghaejin was launched on 18 October 1995 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 2 December 1996.[2]

She salvaged a North Korean Yugo-class submarine in 1998.

She salvaged Chamsuri-class patrol boat #357 that was sunk during the naval clash in 2002 with North Korea.

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References

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  1. ^ "'457m 잠수 가능' 구조정 탑재, 청해진함은…". '457m 잠수 가능' 구조정 탑재, 청해진함은…세계일보 (in Korean). 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ "Chunghaejin [Cheong-Hae-Jin] ASR". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.