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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Tapi-class corvettelarger 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 | Tapi-class corvette |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2× Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-9 diesel engines, 2 shafts 5,250 hp (3,910 kW)[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | ||
| Active |
275 ft (83.8 m)[source]
sonar dome
Single source14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) (sonar dome)[source]
officers, 120 enlisted
Single source15 officers, 120 enlisted[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] | Corvette[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 | — |
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| Name | — | Tapi class[source] |
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| Builders | — | American Shipbuilding Co / Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, both USA[source] |
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| Built | — | 1970–1974[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1971–present[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Radar: Signaal LW04 Air/surface search Raytheon SPS-53E surface search Signaal WM-22-61 fire control Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DSQS-21C hull-mounted, medium frequency active search/attack[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun 1× Bofors 40mm/70 gun 2× Oerlikon 20 mm 2× 12.7 mm machine guns 2× triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes, Mark 46 torpedoes Depth charges[source] |
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