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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 072II landing shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source196 metres (643 ft)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Type 072II 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 | ||
| Active | — | |
| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
119.5 m (392 ft 1 in)[source]
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Tank landing ship[source] |
| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Flight 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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| Builders | — | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 072[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 072III[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1993[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel engines[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × Type 66 twin 57 mm naval gun 3 × Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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