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]
.jpg) ROKS Cheonghaejin on 21 April 2014
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| History | |
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 South Korea | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Cheonghaejin |
| Builder | Hanjin |
| Launched | 18 October 1995 |
| Commissioned | 2 December 1996 |
| Identification | Pennant number: ASR-21 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 102.8 m (337 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 140 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60 Seahawk |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Design edit
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 edit
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.
Gallery edit
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ROKS Gwangyang on 6 April 2010 -
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References edit
- ^ "'457m 잠수 가능' 구조정 탑재, 청해진함은…". '457m 잠수 가능' 구조정 탑재, 청해진함은…세계일보 (in Korean). 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Chunghaejin [Cheong-Hae-Jin] ASR". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.