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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Freedom-class littoral combat shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | 16[source] | |
| Active | 10[source] | |
378 ft (115 m)[source]
core crew, 65 with mission crew (Blue and Gold crews)
Single source50 core crew, 65 with mission crew (Blue and Gold crews).[source]
Electrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units each
Single sourceElectrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units, 1,100 hp (800 kW) each[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 48,000 hp (36 MW) gas turbines 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 9,100 hp (6.8 MW) diesel engines 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets[source]
21 days (
Single source21 days (336 hours)[source]
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| Type |
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Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
Littoral combat ship[source] |
| 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 | 1 × MH-60R/S Seahawk 2 × MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 × MQ-8C Fire Scout[source] |
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| Builders | — | Marinette Marine[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | N/A[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Constellation class[source] |
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| Cost | — | $362 million[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 16[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 36 ft (11 m) RHIB, 39 ft (12 m) high-speed boats[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar, TRS-4D from LCS 17 Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (As part of ASW mission module)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system Terma A/S SKWS decoy system[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun , 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each. 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module) 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module) 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser Other weapons as part of mission-specific modules[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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