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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
SAS Charlotte Maxekelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | SAS Charlotte Maxeke |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
62 m (203 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source8,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced, 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), snorkeling , 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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 | — | SAS Charlotte Maxeke[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Charlotte Maxeke , a South African religious leader and political activist[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel[source] |
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| Launched | — | 4 May 2005[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 14 March 2007[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Heroine-class submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 500 m (1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Sonar : STN Atlas CSU-90; hull mounted and flank arrays Radar : Surface search I-band Optics : Zeiss non-hull penetrating optronic mast[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ESM : Grintek Avitronics, intercept + radar warning receiver ELINT : Saab S/UME-100 tactical electronic support measures[source] |
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| Armament | — | 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 14 AEG SUT 264 torpedoes ; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration[source] |
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