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BWarships
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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
French frigate Vendémiairelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | French frigate Vendémiaire |
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| Power | — | 4 × SEMT Pielstick 6 PA6 L280 BPC diesel engines 6,580 kW (8,820 hp ) 2 shafts, 1 × 203 kW (272 hp) bow thruster[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship" |
93.5 m (306 ft 9 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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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Flight deck and 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 Panther or Eurocopter Dauphin N3 helicopters (the latter replaced the former Aérospatiale Alouette III in 2022).[source] |
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| Name | — | Vendémiaire[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Month of Vendémiaire[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 1991[source] |
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| Builder | — | Chantiers de l'Atlantique[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 17 January 1992[source] |
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| Launched | — | 23 August 1992[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 21 October 1993[source] |
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| Home port | — | Nouméa[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : F 734[source] |
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| Status | — | in service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Floréal -class frigate[source] |
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| Troops | — | 24 marines[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems[source] |
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| Armament | — | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles (removed) 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 2 x 2 Manually-operated SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM[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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