The South Korean Navy is augmenting their amphibious forces capability with the addition of four larger landing ships. This new class designated LST-2 has an LOA of 127 m and displacement of 4,500 t. The first in class vessel is under construction at the Hanjin Heavy Industries shipyard and is due for delivery in 2013 with subsequent deliveries following to 2016. Propulsion configuration is CODAD with two CP propellers. Four MAN 12V28/33D STC engines give a total power of 21.8 MW, with a 10 per cent overload. The engines are to be manufactured in Korea by MAN Diesel & Turbo licensee STX . [More]