ROKS Tongyeong (ATS-31)

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ROKS Tongyeong on 4 September 2012
History
Flag of South Korea.svgSouth Korea
Name
  • Tongyeong
  • (통영)
Namesake Tongyeong
OrderedOctober 2010
Builder DSME
Launched4 September 2012
Commissioned30 December 2014
Identification Pennant number: ATS-31
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship
Displacement3,500 tonnes (3,445 long tons)
Length107.54 m (352 ft 10 in)
Beam16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems		 Sonar
Armament1 × M61 Vulcan
Aviation facilities Helipad

ROKS Tongyeong (ATS-31) is the lead ship of the Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the city, Tongyeong.

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Design

The Tongyeong-class has a total tonnage of 3500 tons and a length of 107.5m with a width of 16.8m. Their maximum speed is up to 21 knots (about 39 km/h).

Construction and career

ROKS Tongyeong was launched on 4 September 2012 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 30 December 2014. [2] [3]

During the sinking of MV Sewol on April 16, 2014, the deployment of the Tongyeong was discussed. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has not yet delivered to the Navy as it is undergoing a performance test, and it has not yet been commissioned, it is not yet equipped with the Navy's equipment, so the Navy rejected the deployment.

Tongyeong was found that the fixed hull sonar (sonar) and the ultrasonic camera of the underwater unmanned probe were inferior in performance. The Joint Defense Industry Corruption Investigation Team was arrested after it was discovered that the company in charge of the project had falsified documents and submitted them to active-duty officers belonging to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. [4] However, the Navy decided to deploy the Tongyeong in April 2015 without the relevant equipment and was delivered to the Navy on December 30, 2014. [5] [6] However, the final judgment of the Supreme Court later acquitted all of the major naval personnel involved in the corruption of the Tongyeong, and there is a public opinion that it may be the result of the prosecution's unreasonable investigation into the defense corruption.

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References

  1. ↑ 김호준 (2014-12-30). "방사청, '납품비리' 논란 통영함 오늘 해군 인도". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ↑ "통영함 해군 인도… "전력화 시급… 문제장비는 2년후에"". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Overview | DSME". www.dsme.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ↑ 머니투데이 (2014-12-30). "방산비리 합수단, '통영함 납품 비리' 현역 장교들 구속기소 - 머니투데이". news.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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  6. ↑ "'눈·귀' 없는 통영함 해군 인도됐다". news.kmib.co.kr (in Korean). 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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