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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 1 of 2
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transportlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | 15[source] | |
| Active | 10[source] |
Manufacturer specifications — length
Single sourceUnspecified
Single source8,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | Expeditionary Fast Transport[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | 600 short tons[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 | Landing pad for a helicopter , up to CH-53 Super Stallion / CH-53K King Stallion , parking and storage area for MH-60 Seahawk[source] |
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| Builders | — | Austal USA[source] |
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| Cost | — | $214m/unit (initial) $180m/unit (production)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 19[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Tonnage | — | 1,515 tonnes[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Four MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines Four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears[source] 4x MTU 20V8000 diesel engine[source]Manufacturer specifications — installed propulsion |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Can deploy various rigid hull inflatable boats[source] |
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| Troops | — | 312[source] |
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| Armament | — | 4x mounts for M2 .50 caliber machine guns (2 aft, 2 forward)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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