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Ligia Cohen, US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Almirante Padilla-class frigatelarger 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 source99.1 m (325 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Almirante Padilla-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Power | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines 23,400 hp (17,400 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | Almirante Padilla class[source] | — |
| Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)[source] | — |
| Operators | Colombian National Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Built | 1981–1983[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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| In commission | 1983–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SMART-S ( Mk2 version) STING-EO Mk2 Terma Scanter 2001 X-band (after modernisation) Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull mounted)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | VIGILE ESM 1 × Terma SKWS double mounting[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles 2 × Simbad surface-to-air missiles 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal Strales Compact gun 1 × twin Breda 40 mm/70 guns 6 × 324 mm torpedo tubes DART 76 mm Oto Melara guided ammunition[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting[source] | 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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| Country of origin | West German[source]AlmirantePadilla(TypeFS1500) · explicit WestGerman design; canonical historical country WestGermany, not its Colombian operator | — |
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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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