Daguan-class troopship vs Descubierta-class corvette

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Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

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Descubierta-class corvette

Corvette

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

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Descubierta-class corvetteLength

88.8 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+121%
Beam+169%

Descubierta-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2

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Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

196m

88.8m

Length+121%

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196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

88.8 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and Descubierta-class corvette configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	Descubierta-class corvette
Power	—	2 shaft, 4 MTU-Bazán 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines, 16,000 hp (12,000 kW)^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	Spanish Navy Egyptian Navy Royal Moroccan Navy^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	9^[source]
Active	2

Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	Corvette^[source]

Capacity	2,500 support personnel^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter deck^[source]	—

Manufacturer	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company^[source]	—

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	—

Name	—	Descubierta class corvette^[source]

Builders	—	Arsenal de Cartagena Arsenal de Ferrol^[source]

Built	—	1975-1984^[source]

In commission	—	1978 - 2023 (Spanish Navy) 1984 - now (Egyptian Navy) 1983 - now (Royal Moroccan Navy)^[source]

Retired	—	6^[source]

Armament	—	8 - Harpoon SSM (2 × 4) 8 - Aspide SAM (1 × 8) 1 - 76 mm gun 2 - 40 mm guns (2 × 1) 2 - Bofors 375mm Anti-submarine mortar (1 × 2) 6 - 12.75 in anti submarine torpedo tubes (2 × 3)^[source]