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Brahmaputra-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source126.4 m (415 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brahmaputra-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Power | 2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts[source] | — |
| Name | Brahmaputra class[source] | — |
| Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Godavari 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.
| Succeeded by | Talwar class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1989–2005[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2000–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar BEL Aparna Fire Control radar (Kh-35 SSM) Elta EL/M-2221 Search, Track & Guidance/Gunnery Radar (Barak SAM) Sonar BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) Thales Sintra towed array sonar OE BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite Decoy 2 × chaff/flare launcher Super Barricade chaff launcher 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy[source] | — |
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| Armament | 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers) 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 Sea King or HAL Chetak[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 | India[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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