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Abukuma-class destroyer escortlarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source357 ft (109 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abukuma-class destroyer escort | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Power | CODOG , two shafts 2 × Kawasaki - RR SM1A gas turbines 26,650 hp (19,870 kW) 2 × Mitsubishi S12U MTK diesels 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)[source] | — |
| Builders | Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Limited Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.[source] | — |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Yūbari class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Mogami class[source] |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 1988–1991[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1989–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 11[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Destroyer escort[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | OPS-14 air search radar OPS-20 marine radar OPS-28C low-altitude surveillance/surface surveillance FCS-2 fire control system Sonar: OQS-8[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | NEC NOLR-6B ESM + OLR-3 Jamming[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 × Harpoon missiles ASROC octuple launcher 1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 1 × Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 × HOS-301 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes 2 x Mk.137 SRBOC chaff launcher[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Japan[source] Japan[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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