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Measured figures
Length
Single source23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)[source]
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Length
Single sourceLength (m): 54[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Width
Single sourceBeam (m): 8.5[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Draught
Single source1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)[source]
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Draught
Single sourceDraft (m): 2.25[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
max
Single source150 tonnes (150 long tons ) (max)[source]
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Displacement
Single sourceDisplacement (t): 590[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Maximum; Speed
Single source9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)[source]
Maximum; Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Speed
Single sourceSpeed (kt): 15[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Single source380 nmi (700 km; 440 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)[source]
2 × Poyaud-Wärtsilä 18V8M1 diesel engines , 331 kilowatts (444 hp) 2 propellers[source]
Eachengine ratedpower, not summedorvesselwholepower · two 301Z-301Y diesel engines @ each
Single sourcetwo 301Z-301Y diesel engines @ 809 kW (1100 hp) each[source]Eachengine ratedpower, not summedorvesselwholepower
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Configuration
| Specification | Chaland de transport de matériel | Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship |
|---|---|---|
| Operators | French Navy Djiboutian Navy Chilean Navy Ivory Coast Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Senegal Navy[source] | — |
| Completed | 31[source] | — |
| Active | 5 remaining with the French Navy as of 2023; others with other navies[source] | — |
| Retired | 11+[source] | — |
| Type | Landing craft[source] | survey vessel[source] |
| Capacity | 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons)[source] | — |
| Troops | 200[source] | — |
| Armament | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | — |
| National origin | France[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | — | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Current service evidence | — | in service with both the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Chinese civilian establishments[source] |
| Designer | — | 1st Directorate of the 708th Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)[source] |
| Military vessel builder | — | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source]OwnPLANvessel HaiSheng582 only; Wuchang civilianvessels separate |
| Military vessel name | — | Hai-Sheng (海声, meaning Oceanic Acoustic) 582[source] |
| Depth | — | Depth (m): 3.7[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits |
| Country of origin | — | China[source] |