ROKS Sung In Bong (LST-685) is a Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship in the Republic of Korea Navy.[1]
,_2010.jpg) ROKS Sung In Bong on 3 February 2010
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| History | |
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 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Hanjin Heavy Industries, Busan |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Commissioned | 1999 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-685 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 112.7 m (370 ft) |
| Beam | 15.4 m (51 ft) |
| Draught | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Installed power | 12,800 hp (9,500 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6V 280 Diesel engines |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 121 |
| Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-54 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × UH-60 |
| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter deck |
Construction and commissioning
editThe ship was launched in 1996 by Hanjin Heavy Industries at Busan and commissioned into the Navy in 1999.
On 3 February 2010, she and HTMS Surin transits the Gulf of Thailand during an exercise with the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Go Jun Bong Class LST - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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