ROKS Hansando

History
South Korea
Name	Hansando (한산도)
Namesake	Hansando
Builder	Hyundai, Ulsan
Launched	16 November 2018
Acquired	23 October 2020
Commissioned	5 April 2021
Identification	Pennant number: ATH-81
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Training ship Hospital ship
Displacement	4,300 tonnes (4,232 long tons) full load
Length	142.0 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam	25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel engine Electric motor 2 x shafts
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	6,479.5 nmi (12,000.0 km)
Complement	150
Electronic warfare & decoys	MASS decoy launchers
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun
Aviation facilities	Hangar and Helipad
Notes	400+ people Lecture rooms Dispensary Surgery rooms Sickbeds

ROKS Hansando (ATH-81) is a helicopter training ship of the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Hansando.

On 23 October 2020, the Republic of Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced that Hyundai Heavy Industries had delivered Hansando to the Republic of Korea Navy.

She has a length of 142m with width of 25m, and is capable of holding a helicopter on her helipad. She carriers a single OTO 76mm, a 40mm gun and MASS decoy launchers. Displacement is about 4,300 tons and she has a crew of 150. She runs on both hybrid diesel and electric engines with 2 shafts and has a speed of 24 knots and range of 6,479 nautical miles.^[1] She is capable of having a hospital ship role, and is able to accommodate more than 400 people, surgery rooms, lecture rooms, dispensary and sickbeds.^[2]

ROKS Hansando was laid down and launched on 16 November 2018 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and was commissioned on 5 April 2021.^[3]