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At a glance
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Nampo-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Nampo-class corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Complement | — | unknown[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Korean People's Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | Corvette[source] |
| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | helicopter pad only[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 helicopter (likely with either Mil Mi-4 PL or Mil Mi-14 PL)[source] |
| Builders | — | Nampo Shipyard , No 28 Shipyard Najin[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Soho-class frigate[source] |
| Built | — | 2013-2014[source] |
| In commission | — | 2013-present[source] |
| Propulsion | — | diesel[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | unknown[source] |
| Armament | — | Missiles 2x2 Kumsong-3 anti-ship & land-attack cruise missiles ; short-range Igla surface-to-air missiles ; Guns OTO Melara 76 mm 2 30mm gatlings AK-230 CIWS ; 2-4 14.5x114 manned gatlings Anti-submarine 4 RBU-1200 five-tube fixed launchers 2x2 533mm torpedo tubes[source] |
| Country of origin | — | North Korea[source] North Korea[source] |