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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
French frigate Surcouflarger figure on 0 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | French frigate Surcouf |
|---|---|---|
| Complement | — | 164+[source] |
| Power | — | 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | — |
| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] | Naval Group[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 | 1 × helicopter ( Panther or NH90 )[source] |
| Name | — | Surcouf[source] |
| Namesake | — | Robert Surcouf[source] |
| Laid down | — | 6 July 1992[source] |
| Launched | — | 3 July 1993[source] |
| Commissioned | — | 7 February 1997[source] |
| Home port | — | Toulon[source] |
| Identification | — | MMSI number : 228730000 Callsign : FASF[source] |
| Honours and awards | — | Flies the FFL jack in honour of the submarine Surcouf[source] |
| Status | — | In active service[source] |
| Class & type | — | La Fayette -class frigate[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 × Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar 1 × firing control radar for the 100 mm gun 1 × DRBN34 navigation radar 1 × DRBN34 landing radar 1 x BlueWatcher sonar[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 × Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor 1 × ARBR 21 radar interceptor 2 × Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher 1 × AN/ SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker 1 × Prairie-Masker noise reduction system 1 × Syracuse II 1 × Inmarsat[source] |
| Armament | — | Anti-ship; 8 × Exocet MM40 block II anti-ship missiles Guns; 1 × 100 mm TR automatic gun 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns Anti-aircraft; 1 × Crotale CN2 launcher (8 missiles on the launcher with 16 reload) Manually-operated 2x2 SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM reported fit in 2023[source] |
| Armour | — | On sensitive areas (munition magazine and control centre)[source] |
| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
| Used by | — | French Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |