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At a glance
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Naresuan-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Naresuan-class frigate |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type |
120.5 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
Frigate[source] |
| 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 | 1 × Super Lynx 300[source] |
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| Builders | — | China State Shipbuilding Corporation , Shanghai[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Phutthayotfa Chulalok class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Bhumibol Adulyadej class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Type 053 frigate[source] |
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| Built | — | 1991–1995[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1994–present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines and 2 × MTU 20V1163 TB83 diesel engines , driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Saab Sea Giraffe AMD 3D surveillance radar Thales LW08 long range search radar Raytheon AN/SPS-64 Navigation radar Selex IFF SIT422CI&M425 Saab 9LV Mk 4 with Saab TIDLS combat management system 2 × Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control Radar Atlas DSQS-24d sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM ITT ES-3601 (AN/SLQ-4) ECM Type 984-1 noise jammer & Type 981-3 deception jammer Decoys Terma SKWS (C-Guard)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × 5 in/54 (127 mm) Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun 2 × 30mm MSI-DSL DS30MR automated small calibre gun 8 cell Mk.41 VLS for 32 x RIM-162 ESSM 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon SSM launcher 2 × Triple Mark 32 Mod 5 torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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