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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Sachsen-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Sachsen-class frigate |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | German Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type |
143 m (469 ft 2 in)[source]
crew 13 aircrew
Single source230 crew 13 aircrew[source]
per diesel engine
Single source7.4 MW (9,900 hp) per diesel engine[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 | 2 × Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters[source] |
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| Builders | — | Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Lütjens class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | F127[source] |
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| Cost | — | ~€2 billion program cost[source] |
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| Built | — | 1999–2006[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × MTU V20 diesel engines 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 × Thales Nederland SMART-L air and surface surveillance radar 1 × Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking, and guidance radar 1 × Hensoldt TRS-4D mult-function AESA radar (modernization) 2 × STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function ARPA radars 1 × STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system 1 × STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun 2 × Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons 32 × Mk 41 cells for SM-2 and RIM-162 ESSM surface-to-air missiles 2 × RAM launchers 2 × quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple torpedo launchers with MU90 Impact torpedoes[source] |
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| National origin | — | Germany[source] |
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