ROKS Hyang Ro Bong

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ROKS Hyang Ro Bong on 10 November 2015
History
Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svgSouth Korea
Name
  • Hyang Ro Bong
  • (향로봉)
Builder Hanjin Heavy Industries, Busan
Launched1996
Commissioned1999
Identification Pennant number: LST-683
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & type Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 2,600 t (2,559 long tons) light
  • 4,300 t (4,232 long tons) full (sea-going draft with 1675 ton load)
Length112.7 m (370 ft)
Beam15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught3.1 m (10 ft)
Installed power12,800 hp (9,500 kW)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6V 280 Diesel engines
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) cruising
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Capacity
  • 258 marines
  • 12 tanks
  • 14 amphibious assault vehicles
  • 8 2.5ton trucks
  • 4 LCVP
Crew121
Sensors &
processing systems
AN/SPS-54
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × UH-60
Aviation facilitiesAft helicopter deck

ROKS Hyang Ro Bong (LST-683) is a Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship in the Republic of Korea Navy. [1]

Construction and commissioning

The ship was launched in 1996 by Hanjin Heavy Industries at Busan and commissioned into the Navy in 1999.

She participated in the 70th Anniversary of the Navy in 2015. [2]

On 31 July 2025, the ship's engine caught fire as it entered the port of Jinhae, injuring three crew members. [3]

References

  1. "Go Jun Bong Class LST - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. Republic of Korea Armed Forces (10 November 2015), 2015.11.10. 제70주년 해군창설 기념 함정체험 , retrieved 26 August 2021
  3. "(LEAD) 3 crew members injured in Navy warship fire". Yonhap . 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.