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At a glance
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Minerva-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Minerva-class corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | - 2 x shaft - 2 x Diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp (8.203 kW) - 4 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, 2.600 kW (3.487 hp), with Ansaldo MXR 400 M6Z electric generators[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Italian Navy (retired) Bangladesh Coast Guard (active)[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
87 m (285 ft) LOA[source]
Draught
Single source3.2–4.8 m (10–16 ft)[source]
officers, 113 enlisted
Single source7 officers, 113 enlisted[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Active |
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4 (as OPV)[source] |
| 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] | — |
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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 | — |
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| Name | — | Minerva class[source] |
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| Builders | — | Fincantieri[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1987[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Depth | — | 5.5 m (18 ft)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | - 1 x Selenia AA/ASu-Radar SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band - 1 x SMA SPS-728 Navigation radar - 1 x Selenia Fire control SPG-75 (RTN 30X) for Albatros and 76mm - 1 x Sonar Raythron/Elsag DE-1167 - CMS Selenia IPN-10 (Mini-SADOC), Link 11 - ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | - ESM/ECM Selenia SLQ-747 (INS-3) - 2 x Wallop Defence Systems Barricade decoy launchers[source] |
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| Armament | — | - 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Gun - 2 x OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25mm - 1 x Sea Sparrow or Selenia Aspide in an 8-cell launcher - 2 × triple 324 mm TLS ASW torpedoes - 4 heavy machine guns[source] |
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