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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Tamandaré-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Tamandaré-class frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Complement | — | c. 130[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Brazilian Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active |
107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)[source]
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] | General-purpose frigate[source] |
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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 | 1 S-70B Seahawk or H225M helicopter 1 Unmanned Air Systems: Boeing Insitu ScanEagle[source] |
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| Name | — | Tamandaré class[source] |
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| Builders | — | TKMS[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Niterói class Broadsword class Inhaúma class[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$ 555 million per unit (est.)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2022–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2026–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × RHIBs[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system Identification Friend or Foe system SATCOM system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Terma C-Guard decoy launching system[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (in stealth cupola) 1 × Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × FN Herstal Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS 2 × twin missile canisters for up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles 1 × 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 54 torpedoes[source] |
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| Notes | — | Sources:[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Brazil[source] |
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