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Okpo is a neighborhood in the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island. The Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard is located close to the town.
On 29 August 2024, Hanwha Ocean won an MRO contract for the USNS Wally Schirra, the US Navy's auxiliary ship, and 3 months of maintenance work will take place at the Geoje Shipyard from 2 September 2024. [16] [17]
The third-in-class, Tidesurge was built by DSME in Okpo, Geoje, South Korea. She was laid down on 7 December 2015 and was launched six months later on 4 July 2016. [8] A series of builder's sea trials commenced soon after and, during November 2017, the ship formed a "sistership bond" with the Republic of Korea Navy frigate ROKS Daegu. [8]
Geoje (Korean: 거제; Korean pronunciation: [kʌ̹.dʑe̞]) is a city located in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.It is located near Busan. Hanwha Ocean in Okpo and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Gohyeon are both located on Geoje Island.
As of November 2012, it was expected to be completed and delivered to the Okpo yard in December 2012. No.5 Royal Dock will be used to construct other very large ships such as FPSOs , LNG carriers, and container ships ; it will increase DSME's shipbuilding capacity.
The construction of the first submarine began in November 2014, with a "steel-cutting" ceremony at DSME's shipyard in Okpo, South Korea [57] The submarine, christened as the Dosan Ahn Changho, was launched in an elaborate ceremony on 14 September 2018 - an event that was attended by senior representatives from South Korea's government and ...
The keel of the first ship was planned to have been laid down in late 1992 and the ship was planned to be completed in 1996. But due to definition studies that lasted until late 1993, the construction of the first ship did not started until April 1994 with the first steel cutting at Daewoo shipyard in Okpo. [2]
The only ship of the class, Cheonghaejin, was ordered for construction by Daewoo at their shipyard in Okpo. The vessel's keel was laid down in December 1994 and the ship was launched on 17 October 1995. Cheonghaejin was commissioned on 30 November 1996 and entered active service in March 1997.