The original was taken from a colleague of dambiev in The second universal landing ship Marado became part of the South Korean Navy
On June 28, 2021, the ceremony of commissioning the second universal landing ship (UDC) LPH 6112 Marado into the South Korean Navy was held at the naval base of the South Korean Navy in Chinhaegu (Gyeongsangnam-do Province). The ship was laid down at the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) shipyard in Busan on April 28, 2017, and launched on May 14, 2018.
The ship has dimensions: length-199 meters, width-31 meters. The displacement is 14,000 tons (empty), and 18,000 tons (full). It has a docking chamber for Amphibious Landing-tracked Vehicles (AAV7) and LCAC hovercraft landing craft. There is a hangar under the aircraft carrier deck. Capacity: 720 paratroopers, 400 team members, 10 tanks, 10 trucks, 7 AAV vehicles, 10 UH-60 helicopters, and two LCAC boats or 4 LCAS boats. Self-defense systems: ASMD anti-aircraft missile system (21 launchers), Goalkeeper anti-aircraft artillery system (2 seven-barreled 30 mm installations). The possibility of basing F-35B aircraft on Tokto is being considered. The maximum speed is up to 22 knots, cruising speed is 18 knots. The cruising range is 10 thousand miles. The capacity of the diesel power plant is 30.6 MW (4 installations of SEMT Pielstick 16 PC 2.5). Navigation radar: AN/SPS-95K. The cost of the contract for its construction was 380 million US dollars.
From the bmpd point out, that although UDC LPH 6112 Marado first went to sea for trials in may 2019, in the end, however putting it into operation was delayed for more than two years due to delays with delivery and integration of some of the electronic equipment in chastnosti Israeli multifunctional radar system IAI Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR.
