ROKS Go Jun Bong

ROKS Go Jun Bong (LST-681) is the lead ship of the Go Jun Bong-class tank landing ship in the Republic of Korea Navy.^[1]

ROKS Go Jun Bong on 27 March 2004
History
South Korea
Name	Go Jun Bong (고준봉)
Builder	Hanjin Heavy Industries, Busan
Launched	1991
Commissioned	1994
Identification	Pennant number: LST-681
Status	Active
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)
Length	112.7 m (370 ft)
Beam	15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught	3.1 m (10 ft)
Installed power	12,800 hp (9,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6V 280 Diesel engines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) cruising
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Capacity	258 marines 12 tanks 14 amphibious assault vehicles 8 2.5ton trucks 4 LCVP
Crew	121
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPS-54
Armament	4 × Emerlec 30mm 2 × Vulcan 20 mm Gatling
Aircraft carried	1 × UH-60
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter deck

Construction and commissioning

The ship was launched in 1991 by Hanjin Heavy Industries at Busan and commissioned into the Navy in 1994.

On 23 April 2021, 33 COVID-19 cases were reported aboard Go Jun Bong.^[2][3]