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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 053 frigatelarger 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 | Type 053 frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 to 4 diesel engines 16,000 to 22,000 shp[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force Royal Thai Navy Bangladesh Navy Egyptian Navy Myanmar Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | 1974[source] |
| Completed | 14 Type 053H 9 Type 053H1 3 Type 053H2 1 Type 053H1Q 6 Type 053H1G 2 Type 053K 4 Chao Phraya ( Royal Thai Navy Type 053H2)[source] |
103 to 112 m[source]
Complement
Single source160 to 200[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Active | China : 0 Bangladesh : 2 (Type 053H2) Thailand : 4 (Type 053H2) Myanmar : 2 (Type 053H1) Egypt : 0 (Excluding all reclassified Coast Guard and training ships)[source] |
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| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | 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 | Some carry 1 helicopter : Harbin Z-9 C[source] |
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| Builders | — | Hudong Shipyard Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 065 frigate (modified Riga-class design)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 053H2G frigate in People's Liberation Army Navy Naresuan class in Royal Thai Navy[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Type 053H Type 053H1 Type 053H2 Type 053H1Q Type 053H1G Type 053K Najim al Zafir ( Egyptian Navy Type 053H) Chao Phraya ( Royal Thai Navy Type 053H2)[source] |
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| Retired | — | 28[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Type 354 Radar (Eye Shield) 2D air/surface search, I-band Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search fire-control, I-band Type 343 (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band Type 341 fire control radar for dual Type 76 twin 37 mm AA gun 2 x Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band[source] |
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| Armament | — | Many variations amongst sub-classes[source] |
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| Operator | — | China Coast Guard[source] |
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| Builder | — | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
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| Launched | — | 1974-1975[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 1975-1976[source] |
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| Recommissioned | — | 2006 in China Coast Guard[source] |
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| Decommissioned | — | 2006 in PLAN[source] |
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| Reclassified | — | Coast Guard Cutter[source] |
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| Refit | — | 1996 with PLAN[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Ice class | — | N/A[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 high speed boats[source] |
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| Notes | — | 25.6 kn[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source] |
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