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Hyangro Bong 2008

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
고준봉 [Gojun Bong]	681		Korea-Tacoma, Masan		4.9.1992	1.7.1993	in service (2019)
비로봉 [Biro Bong]	682		Korea-Tacoma, Masan		18.12.1996	30.11.1997	in service (2019)
향로봉 [Hyangro Bong]	683		Korea-Tacoma, Masan		30.10.1998	30.8.1999	in service (2019)
성인봉 [Sungin Bong]	685		Korea-Tacoma, Masan		4.3.1999	1.12.1999	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1900
Displacement full, t	4200
Length, m	106.9 pp 112.50 oa
Breadth, m	15.3
Draught, m	3.00
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 SEMT-Pielstick 16PA6 V280 diesels
Power, h. p.	12800
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4500(12)
Armament	681: 2 x 2 - 30/75 Emerlec EX-30, 2 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck 682, 683, 685: 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 3 - 20/76 Sea Vulcan, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck
Military load	4 LCVP, (12 tanks, 14 AAAV) or 1800 t cargo, 200 troops
Electronic equipment	2x SPS-64 radars, NA-18 e/o system, ECM suite, 1x Dagaie decoy RL
Complement	120

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Project history

Replacements for the WWII-era LSTs. Have a helicopter deck aft and resemble LSTs built in South Korea for Venezuela and Indonesia, except that they have a drive-through tank deck and stern ramp. Are able to carry up to 1800t of cargo (690 maximum beaching load) and about 200 troops; up to 17 main battle tanks can be accommodated. The articulating bow ramp extends to 14.5m and is 4.5m wide; the articulating stern ramp extends to 10.9m and is 4.9m wide. A 6.1m-diameter turntable is fitted at the forward end of the tank deck, and there is a 9x4m elevator to the upper deck.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.