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BWarships
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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 1 of 2
Defender-class boatlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
A class
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Defender-class boat |
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| Power | — | 2 × Honda 4-stroke outboard engines, 225 hp (168 kW) each[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | See Operators[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | 2002–present[source] |
| Completed | 800[source] | |
B class
Single source8.9 m (29 ft 2 in) (A class) 9 m (29 ft 6 in) (B class)[source]
crew, 6 passengers
Single source4 crew, 6 passengers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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800[source] |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[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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| Aircraft carried | 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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| Name | — | Defender class[source] |
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| Builders | — | SAFE Boats International[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Defender "A" Class Defender "B" Class Defender "C" Class[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1–2 × M240B (A and B classes) 1 × M2HB, 2 × M240B (C class) M60 machine gun[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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