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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Kidd-class destroyerlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Kidd-class destroyer |
|---|---|---|
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | United States Navy Republic of China Navy (as Kee Lung class )[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | 4 ( Taiwan )[source] | |
563 ft (172 m)[source]
full
Single source23,200–30,000 tonnes (22,800–29,500 long tons; 25,600–33,100 short tons) (full)[source]
Full
Single sourceDead Weight
Single sourceLight
Single sourceLight: 7,289 t (7,174 long tons; 8,035 short tons) Full: 9,783 t (9,628 long tons; 10,784 short tons) Dead Weight: 2,494 t (2,455 long tons; 2,749 short tons)[source]
officers; 320 enlisted
Single source28 officers; 320 enlisted[source]
Unspecified
Single source8,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type |
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Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
Guided-missile destroyer[source] |
| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters[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 SH-3 helicopter or 2 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS helicopters[source] |
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| Name | — | Kidd -class destroyer[source] |
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| Builders | — | Ingalls Shipbuilding , MS (4)[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Spruance class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Arleigh Burke class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Kee Lung class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1978–1982[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1981–1999 ( United States Navy ) 2005–present ( Republic of China Navy )[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | SPS-48E 3D Air Search Radar SPS-49(V)5 2D Air Search Radar 2 × SPG-51D Missile Control Radar 1 × AN/SPG-60 Gun Fire Control Radar SPS-55 Surface Search Radar SPQ-9A Gun Fire Control Radar SQS-53 hull-mounted sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | AN/SLQ-32 (V)3 OUTBOARD II EW Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed sonar decoy[source] |
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| Armament | — | 2 × 5-inch (127mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns 2 × Mk 26 launchers for 68 × RIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA(RIM-66K-2 and RUR-5 ASROC 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 cannons (Varies from ship to ship, Block 0/1/1A/1B) 2 × 4 Mk 141 Harpoon missile canisters 2 × Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes ( Mk46 torpedoes ) (14 torpedoes)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] |
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