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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
French ship Laplace (A 793)larger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | French ship Laplace (A 793) |
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| Power | — | 2 SACM Wärtsilä UD30 RVR V12 M6 diesel engines 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) 2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellers[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship" |
59 m (193 ft 7 in)[source]
officers 10 non-commissioned officers 18 enlisted personnel 11 hydrographers
Single source3 officers 10 non-commissioned officers 18 enlisted personnel 11 hydrographers[source]
Maximum
Single source18 knots[source]Maximum
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| 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] | Naval Group[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 | — |
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| Name | — | Laplace[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 1 September 1987[source] |
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| Launched | — | 9 November 1988[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 5 October 1989[source] |
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| Identification | — | MMSI number : 228798000[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Lapérouse -class survey ship[source] |
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| Armament | — | 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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