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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 072A landing shiplarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Type 072A landing ship |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
| Completed | 15[source] | |
| Active | 15[source] | |
| Type |
120m (394 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
Landing Ship Tank[source] |
| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | 10 armoured vehicles[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Helipad for two medium helicopters[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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| Namesake | — | Mountains of China[source] |
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| Builder | — | Dalian Shipyard Fujian shipyard Zhonghua Shipyard Wuhan Shipyard[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 072A Landing Ship Tank[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 072III landing ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Two diesel engines, two shafts[source] |
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| Troops | — | 250[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 x twin 37 mm guns (Batch 1) 1 x H/PJ-17 30 mm gun (Batch 2)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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