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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Chao Phraya-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source103.2 m (338 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Chao Phraya-class frigate | Daguan-class troopship |
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| Name | Chao Phraya class (Type 053HT / Type 053HT (H))[source] | — |
| Builders | Hudong Shipyard , Shanghai[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Thai Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Makut Rajakumarn[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Phutthayotfa Chulalok 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.
| Subclasses | Type 053 frigate[source] | — |
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| Built | 1989–1992[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1991–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Propulsion | 4 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | As built Type 354 Eye Shield air/surface radar Type 352C Square Tie surface search radar Type 343 Sun Visor fire control radar (for 100mm) Type 341 Rice Lamp fire control radar (for 37mm) Racal-Decca 1290 A/D ARPA Navigation radar Anritsu RA 71CA Navigation radar Type 651 IFF Type ZKJ-3 or STN Atlas mini COSYS combat management system Type SJD-5A sonar[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM Type 923-1 intercept ECM Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1–2 × 100 mm/56 Type 79 twin-barreled guns 4 × 37 mm Type 76 twin-barreled guns 8 × C-801 SSM launchers 2 × Type 86 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × BMB depth charge racks[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Bell 212 (Type 053HT (H) only)[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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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck (Type 053HT (H) only)[source] | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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