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At a glance
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 056 corvettelarger figure on 0 of 2
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 | Type 056 corvette |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Bangladesh Navy (C13B) Nigerian Navy (P18N) Algerian National Navy (F-15A) Royal Cambodian Navy (future)[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | 22 (Type 056) 50 (Type 056A) 4 (C13B) 2 (P18N) 1 (F-15A)[source] | |
| Active | 50 (PLAN) 22 (China Coast Guard) 7 (Others)[source] |
90 m (295 ft 3 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] | Corvette (per NATO )[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Helipad for 1 medium-lift helicopter ( Harbin Z-9 )[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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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Wuchang Shipyard Liaonan Shipyard[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 037[source] |
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| Built | — | 2012–2021[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2013–present[source] |
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| Building | — | 2 (Cambodian navy)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 SEMT Pielstick PA6-STC diesel motors[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Type 360 air/surface search radar Type 347G fire control radar Bow sonar Towed array and variable depth sonar (Type 056A)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 2 × H/PJ-17 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon 2× 2-cell YJ-83 anti-ship missiles , amidships 1 × 8-cell HHQ-10 SAM -based CIWS 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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