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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
French frigate Alsacelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | French frigate Alsace |
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| Complement | — | 145+[source] |
| Power | — | MTU Series 4000 (2,2 MW everyone) CODLOG[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active |
142 m (465 ft 11 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| 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] | Single hangar[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 × NH90 helicopter[source] |
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| Name | — | Alsace[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Alsace[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 2008[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
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| Laid down | — | June 2016[source] |
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| Launched | — | 18 April 2019[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 16 April 2021[source] |
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| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : D656[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Aquitaine -class frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array range + 300 km (air) 80 km (surface) Thales STIR EO MK 2 fire control radar CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems 32-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 air defense missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant tested on Alsace in September 2023) 2 x B-515 twin launchers for MU90 torpedoes[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Used by | — | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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