Daguan-class troopship vs MEKO 200: Specs Compared

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AWarships

Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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MEKO 200 — licensed reference photograph

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MEKO 200

Frigate

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

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MEKO 200Length

118 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+66%
Beam+89%

MEKO 200larger figure on 0 of 2

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Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

196m

118m

Length+66%

All recorded figures & sources

196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

118 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and MEKO 200 configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	MEKO 200
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	See Operators Turkish Naval Forces Royal Australian Navy Hellenic Navy Portuguese Navy Royal New Zealand Navy South African Navy Algerian National Navy Egyptian Navy^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	1987–present^[source]
Completed	2^[source]	34^[source]
Active	2^[source]	33

Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	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	1 × S-70B Seahawk or 1 × SH-2G Super Seasprite^[source]

Name	—	MEKO 200 MEKO A-200 MEKO A class MEKO D Delta class^[source]

Builders	—	Blohm + Voss^[source]

Planned	—	42^[source]

Building	—	1^[source]

Retired	—	1^[source]

Propulsion	—	1 × General Electric LM2500+ gas turbine and 2 × MTU 12V1163 TB83 diesel engines, driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration.^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	Sonars : Thomson Sintra Spherion B Mod 5; hull-mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Provision for towed array Air search radar : Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)8 ANZ (C/D-band) Surface search radar : Saab 9LV 453 TIR (Ericsson Tx/Rx) (G-band) Navigation : Atlas Elektronik 9600 ARPA (I-band)^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	ESM : Racal modified Sceptre A (radar intercept), Telefunken PST-1720 Telegon 10 (comms intercept) Countermeasures : Decoys: G & D Aircraft SRBOC Mk-36 Mod 1 decoy launchers for SRBOC^[source]

Armament	—	Guns : 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk-45 Mod 2 naval artillery gun 3 × Phalanx or Sea Zenith CIWS Missiles : Mk-41 Mod 5/Mod 8 VLS for ESSM and Sea Sparrow SAM 2 x 8 × Harpoon or 2 x 8 × RBS-15 SSM Torpedoes : 2 × triple 324 mm Mk-32 Mod 5 tubes Fire control : Saab 9LV 453 (J-band) Combat data systems : Saab 9LV 453 Mk-3 Link 11 Weapons control : Saab 9LV 453 optronic director with Raytheon CW Mk-73 Mod 1^[source]