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Asahi-class destroyerlarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source151 m (495 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Asahi-class destroyer | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Akizuki class[source] | — |
| Cost | DD119: JPY72.3 billion $893 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | — |
| Built | 2015–2019[source] | — |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
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Single source8,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
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| In service | 2018-present[source] | 2011 - present[source] |
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| In commission | 2018–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Destroyer[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Depth | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | COGLAG , two shafts, two GE LM2500 turbines[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | OYQ-13 ACDS FCS-3 A AAW system OPY-1 AAW system OQQ-24 ASW system OQR-4 Towed sonar array system NOLQ-3D-2 EW system OPS-48 surface search radar[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × Mk. 45 Mod 4 127 mm (5 in)/62 gun 8 × Type 90 Anti-ship missile in quad canisters 2 × 20 mm Phalanx Block1B CIWS 2 × HOS-303 triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes Anti-torpedo System 32-cell Mk. 41 Vertical launching system RIM-162 ESSM SAM RUM-139 VL-ASROC Type 07 VL-ASROC[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SH-60K helicopter[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 | Japan[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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