AOE-59 Hwacheon

Country:  South Korea

Class, [Type]: Cheonji, [AOE].

Builder: Hyundai, Ulsan, South Korea.

Commission date: 31 August 1998.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.180 light, 9,180 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 133,7 x 17,8 x 6,5

Main machinery: 2 x diesels, 2 x props.

Speed ( knots ): 20.

Range ( miles ): 4.500 at 15 knots.

Guns: 4 x 40mm/70 ( 2 x 2 ), 2 x 20mm?.

Military lift: 4.200tm liquids, 450tm solids.

Radar: Navigation: 2 x Decca?, I band.

Helicopter: 1 x medium sized helicopter, no hangar.

Callsign: HLGL ()

Comment: Launched July 1997.