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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
French frigate Provencelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | French frigate Provence |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW everyone) CODLOG[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | 2015[source] | |
| Active | — | |
466 ft (142.0 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type |
|---|
Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
| — |
| 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 | — | Provence[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Provence[source] |
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| Builder | — | DCNS , Lorient[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 15 December 2010[source] |
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| Launched | — | 18 September 2013[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 12 June 2015[source] |
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| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 227999300 Pennant number : D652[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[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 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 16-cell SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15 air defense missiles 16-cell SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles 8 x Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022) 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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