Daguan-class troopship vs Sovremenny-class destroyer

AWarships

Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

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Sovremenny-class destroyer

Guided-missile destroyer

Credit

PHC Jeff Hilton · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

Length source ↗

Sovremenny-class destroyerLength

156.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+25%
Beam+63%

Sovremenny-class destroyerlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

196m

157m

Length+25%

All recorded figures & sources

196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

156.5 m

Length

Single source

156.5 m (513 ft 5 in)^[source]

28m

17.2m

Beam+63%

All recorded figures & sources

28 m

Beam

Single source

28 metres (92 ft)^[source]

17.2 m

Beam

Single source

17.2 m (56 ft 5 in)^[source]

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5.2mMain draught

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

5.2 m

Main draught

Single source

Main draught: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)^[source]

23,200–30,000tonnesfull

6,600 tons standard, 7,940 tons full load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

23,200–30,000 tonnes

full

Single source

23,200–30,000 tonnes (22,800–29,500 long tons; 25,600–33,100 short tons) (full)^[source]

6,600 tons standard, 7,940 tons full load^[source]

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350

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

350 people

Complement

Single source

350^[source]

33km/hMaximum

59km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

33.336 km/h

Maximum

Single source

18 knots^[source]Maximum

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[source]

14,816kmUnspecified

8,047kmat 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14,816 km

Unspecified

Single source

8,000 nautical miles^[source]Unspecified

8,046.72 km

at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

Single source

2,491 km

at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)

Single source

4,344.88 nmi (8,046.72 km; 5,000.00 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,345 nmi (2,491 km; 1,548 mi) at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and Sovremenny-class destroyer configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	Sovremenny-class destroyer
Power	—	2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 4-bladed fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy (active) Russian Navy (retired) Soviet Navy (retired)^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	21^[source]
Active	2^[source]	4 (Chinese PLAN )^[source]
Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	Guided-missile destroyer^[source]
Capacity	2,500 support personnel^[source]	—
Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter deck^[source]	One helipad and a hanger^[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 × Ka-27 series or Ka-25 series helicopter^[source]
Name	—	Sovremenny class^[source]
Builders	—	Zhdanov Shipyard^[source]
Preceded by	—	Kashin class (Russia) Type 051B "Luhai" class (China)^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Udaloy class (Russia) Type 052B "Luyang I" class (China)^[source]
Subclasses	—	Project 956E Project 956EM^[source]
Built	—	1976–2004^[source]
In commission	—	1981–present^[source]
Planned	—	25^[source]
Canceled	—	4^[source]
Retired	—	17^[source]
Preserved	—	1^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Radar: Air/Surface Search radar MR-710 / MR-760 Fregat-MP ( Type 382 radar variant for upgraded PLAN versions) Over-the-horizon (OTP) radar Mineral-ME ( Type 366 radar for upgraded PLAN versions) used for surveillance and fire-control P-80/P-270 fire control radar Ehkran 1 Smerch fire control radar Orekh 130 mm gun fire control radar MR-184 Uragan 30 mm CIWS fire control radar MR-105 Turem Navigation radar MR-212 Volga Sonar: Active and passive under- keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system , and torpedo fire control system^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	All versions : Various electronic warfare (EW) systems including jammers Chinese refitted versions : Project 956EM: 96 (4 × 24) H/RJZ-726-4A 24 barrel decoy dispenser Project 956E: 48 (2 × 24) H/RJZ-726-4A 24 barrel decoy dispenser 72 (8 × 9) 9 barrel decoy dispenser Russian version and Chinese versions before modernization : 2 twin barrel PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rocket decoys) RK-10 chaff/flares^[source]
Country of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]

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Daguan-class troopship

Sovremenny-class destroyer

Power

—

2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 4-bladed fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators, and 2 diesel generators^[source]

Operators

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy (active) Russian Navy (retired) Soviet Navy (retired)^[source]

In service

2011 - present^[source]

—

Completed

2^[source]

21^[source]

Active

2^[source]

4 (Chinese PLAN )^[source]

Type

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]

Guided-missile destroyer^[source]

Capacity

2,500 support personnel^[source]

—

Aviation facilities

Medium helicopter deck^[source]

One helipad and a hanger^[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 × Ka-27 series or Ka-25 series helicopter^[source]

Name

—

Sovremenny class^[source]

Builders

—

Zhdanov Shipyard^[source]

Preceded by

—

Kashin class (Russia) Type 051B "Luhai" class (China)^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Udaloy class (Russia) Type 052B "Luyang I" class (China)^[source]

Subclasses

—

Project 956E Project 956EM^[source]

Built

—

1976–2004^[source]

In commission

—

1981–present^[source]

Planned

—

25^[source]

Canceled

—

4^[source]

Retired

—

17^[source]

Preserved

—

1^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Radar: Air/Surface Search radar MR-710 / MR-760 Fregat-MP ( Type 382 radar variant for upgraded PLAN versions) Over-the-horizon (OTP) radar Mineral-ME ( Type 366 radar for upgraded PLAN versions) used for surveillance and fire-control P-80/P-270 fire control radar Ehkran 1 Smerch fire control radar Orekh 130 mm gun fire control radar MR-184 Uragan 30 mm CIWS fire control radar MR-105 Turem Navigation radar MR-212 Volga Sonar: Active and passive under- keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system , and torpedo fire control system^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

All versions : Various electronic warfare (EW) systems including jammers Chinese refitted versions : Project 956EM: 96 (4 × 24) H/RJZ-726-4A 24 barrel decoy dispenser Project 956E: 48 (2 × 24) H/RJZ-726-4A 24 barrel decoy dispenser 72 (8 × 9) 9 barrel decoy dispenser Russian version and Chinese versions before modernization : 2 twin barrel PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rocket decoys) RK-10 chaff/flares^[source]

Country of origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]