Daguan-class troopship vs Istanbul-class frigate

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Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Istanbul-class frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Istanbul-class frigate

Multirole frigate

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

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Istanbul-class frigateLength

113.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+73%
Beam+94%

Istanbul-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2

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Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

196m

113m

Length+73%

All recorded figures & sources

196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

113.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and Istanbul-class frigate configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	Istanbul-class frigate
Power	—	4 x 560kw Generator^[source] Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) arrangement: 1 x GE LM2500 Gas turbine 2 x 5.766HP MTU Diesel Machine 2 x Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP)^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	Turkish Naval Forces Indonesian Navy (future)^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	3

Active	2^[source]	1^[source]

Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	Multirole frigate^[source]

Capacity	2,500 support personnel^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter deck^[source]	—

Manufacturer	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company^[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	Hangar and platform for: S-70B Seahawk ASW helicopter KALKAN VTOL Titra Alpin 2^[source]

Name	—	Istanbul class^[source]

Builders	—	Istanbul Naval Shipyard Anadolu Shipyard Sedef Shipyard Sefine Shipyard^[source]

Preceded by	—	Barbaros class^[source]

Cost	—	$500 million per unit^[source]

Built	—	2017–present^[source]

In commission	—	2024–present^[source]

Planned	—	Total 10: Turkey: 8 Indonesia: 2^[source]

Building	—	5^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 x Rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB)^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	ESM : ASELSAN ARES 2N/NGE ECM : Aslesan AREAS 2NC/E ARES-NEWS Central management system Decoy : Aselsan HIZIR Torpedo countermeasures system Aselsan KARTACA-N Decoy ejection system^[source]

Armament	—	Guns: 1 × MKE 76 mm/62-caliber gun or OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid (only on TCG Istanbul) main gun 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 35 mm dual barreled CIWS 2 × Aselsan SMASH 200/25 25 mm RCWS Anti-ship missiles: 4 × 4 (total 16) Atmaca anti-ship missiles Vertical launching system: 16-cell MiDLAS vertical launching system for Istanbul (further ships may contain more VLS): up to 16 SAPAN or SIPER Block 1 Surface-to-air missiles or up to 64 smaller Hisar-D surface to air missiles Torpedoes: ZIPKIN 100/D Torpedo tube system 2 × 324 mm (13 in) Double Torpedo launchers with Roketsan Orka or MK-46M5 Torpedoes^[source]