Daguan-class troopship vs Sa'ar 5-class corvette

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Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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Sa'ar 5-class corvette

Corvette

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Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

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Sa'ar 5-class corvetteLength

85.64 m

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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+129%
Beam+136%

Sa'ar 5-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2

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Measured figures

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10 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

196m

85.64m

Length+129%

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196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

85.64 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and Sa'ar 5-class corvette configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	Sa'ar 5-class corvette
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	Israeli Navy^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	From 1 February 1993^[source]
Completed	2^[source]	3^[source]
Active	2^[source]	3

Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	Corvette^[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	—

Name	—	Sa'ar 5 class^[source]

Builders	—	Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding^[source]

Preceded by	—	Sa'ar 4.5 class^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Sa'ar 6 class^[source]

Cost	—	$260 million each^[source]

Propulsion	—	Combined Diesel or Gas 2 MTU V12 1163 TB82 diesel engines General Electric LM2500 gas turbine^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	AAW & SuW: EL/M-2258 ALPHA rotating AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Eilat & Hanit) EL/M 2248 MF-STAR fixed 4-faced AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Lahav) Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar Elta EL/M-2218S air search radar (removed) ASW: EDO Type-796 hull-mounted sonar Rafael towed sonar array^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Argon ST AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoys Elbit Deseaver rocket decoy launchers Rafael RF corner reflector Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR^[source]

Armament	—	Missiles: 2 x quad launchers for Harpoon anti-ship missiles 1 x 32-cell vertical launching system for Barak surface-to-air missiles Guns: 1 x 20mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 x 25mm (0.98 in) Typhoon Weapon Station [formerly occupied by 2 x 20mm (0.8 in) autocannons] Torpedoes: 2 x 324mm (12.75 in) Mark 32 torpedoes Aircraft: 1 helicopter - Eurocopter AS565 Panther^[source]