Marado was built with some changes compared to the lead ship ROKS Dokdo.

The flight deck is adapted to accommodate two V-22 Ospreys, while Dokdo was able to only carry one.

She also has a different weapons suite than the 30 mm Goalkeeper and RAM, instead using two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS and having a K-VLS at the rear of the superstructure for the locally developed K-SAAM.

[3][5][6][7][8] The Marado was launched on 14 May 2018 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan.

[1] In May 2022, the ROKN announced that the Marado and the Sohn Won-yil-class submarine, ROKS Shin Dol-seok SS-082, will take part in the RIMPAC 2022.