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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Horizon-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Horizon-class frigate |
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| Crew | — | Italy: 236, of which: 195 based-crew + 13 flight staff + 18 others[source] |
| Complement | — | Italy: 255 in 1, 2 or 4 berth cabins[source] |
| Power | — | CODOG scheme 2 × GE / Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG , 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each 4 × diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini V1716T2ME, 1.600 kW (2.146 hp) each 2 × shaft 1 × bow thruster[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | French Navy Italian Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present |
LPP
Single source152.87 m (501 ft 7 in) LOA 141.7 m (465 ft) LPP[source]
full
Single source23,200–30,000 tonnes (22,800–29,500 long tons; 25,600–33,100 short tons) (full)[source]
full load
Single sourcelight displacement
Single source7,050 t (6,940 long tons; 7,770 short tons), full load 5,290 t (5,210 long tons; 5,830 short tons), light displacement[source]
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2008–present[source] |
| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | Destroyer[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Flight deck, 24.8 m × 16.0 m (81.4 ft × 52.5 ft) Hangar for one AW101 or NH90 Caïman[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 × AW101 or SH90A[source] |
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| Name | — | Horizon class[source] |
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| Builders | — | Horizon Sas ( DCNS , Thales , Fincantieri , Finmeccanica – Leonardo-Finmeccanica since 2016), Leonardo since 2017[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Suffren class (France) Durand de la Penne class (Italy)[source] |
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| Cost | — | France: € 1.08 billion per unit (FY 2013) Italy: € 1.5 billion per unit (FY 2016)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2002–2009[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Selex ES EMPAR Phased array G band multi-purpose radar BAE/ Thales Group S1850M long range radar Thales Group UMS 4110 CL sonar (Only Italian units:) surface search radar in E / F band Selex RAN 30X/I (RASS) Selex ES IFF SIR R/S GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN753(V)4 2 × Selex ES RTN-30X fire direction radar Sagem IRST Vampir MB (IRAS)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elettronica Spa 4100 Nettuno SIGEN EW 2 × OTO Melara ODLS-H decoy launching system 2 × SLAT anti torpedo system[source] |
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| Armament | — | Anti-air missiles: PAAMS air-defence system. A 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System for a mix of up-to 48×: Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km) Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km) Anti-ship missiles: 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France) 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy) Guns & CIWS: 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France) 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns with Davide/Strales system (Italy) (as of 2025) 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS to be fit to both French vessels in due course 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy) or , 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France) Italy: 2 × LRAD Sitep MS-424 Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact (with 24 torpedoes stored)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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