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At a glance
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Inhaúma-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Inhaúma-class corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2 shaft CODOG 1 GE LM 2500 gas turbine - 20,500 kW (27,500 hp ) 2 MTU 16 V 396 TB 91 diesel engines 5,600 kW (7,500 hp)[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Brazilian Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | 2 |
95.8 m (314 ft 4 in)[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] | Corvette[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Helicopter pad[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 | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] |
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| Name | — | Inhaúma class[source] |
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| Builders | — | Rio de Janeiro Navy Arsenal[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Tamandaré class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Barroso[source] |
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| Built | — | 1983–2002[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1989–present[source] |
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| Retired | — | 4 (3 sunk as targets)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Inhaúma; Plessey AWS-4 radar Krupp Atlas ASO4 Mod 2 sonar Barroso; Alenia RAN-20S radar Krupp Atlas EDO-997C sonar Terma Scanter surface search radar Decca TM 1226C navigation radar Orion RTX-30 fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns (1 on Barroso ) 4 × Exocet SSMs 6 × Mark 46 torpedoes[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Brazil[source] |
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