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Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 22 frigatelarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
Batch 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daguan-class troopship | Type 22 frigate |
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| Complement | — | Batch 1: 222 Batch 2: 273 Batch 3: 250[source] |
| Power | — | Batch 1 plus Boxer , Beaver , London , Sheffield & Coventry : 2-shaft COGOG 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbines: 54,000 shp (40 MW) 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW) Batch 2, Brave & Batch 3: 2-shaft COGAG ( Brave remained COGOG) 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1A boost gas turbines: 37,400 shp (27.9 MW) 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM3C cruise gas turbines: 9,700 shp (7.2 MW)[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Navy (former operator) Brazilian Navy Romanian Naval Forces Chilean Navy[source] |
| In service | 2011 - present[source] | — |
Batch 2
Single sourceBatch 3
Single sourceBatch 1: 131.2 m (430 ft) Batch 2: 146.5 m (481 ft) Batch 3: 148.1 m (486 ft)[source]
Batch 1
Single sourceBatch 2 & 3
Single sourceBatch 1: 6.1 m (20 ft) Batch 2 & 3: 6.4 m (21 ft)[source]
full
Single source23,200–30,000 tonnes (22,800–29,500 long tons; 25,600–33,100 short tons) (full)[source]
Batch 1
Single sourcestandard Batch 2
Single sourcestandard Batch 3 standard
Single sourceBatch 1: 4,500 tonnes , standard Batch 2: 4,800 tonnes, standard Batch 3: 5,300 tonnes, standard[source]
Unspecified
Single source8,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Completed |
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14[source] |
| Active | 4 (with Brazil, Romania and Chile)[source] |
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| Type | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 2,500 support personnel[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter deck[source] | Flight deck and hangar[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 | 1 or 2 × Westland Lynx helicopters , armed with: 2 × L7A2 GPMGs machine guns, and 4 × Sea Skua anti-ship missiles, or 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes Brave onwards capable of handling 1 × Sea King or Merlin helicopter.[source] |
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| Builders | — | Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd , Cammell Laird , Swan Hunter[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 21[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 23 (United Kingdom) Tamandaré class (Brazil)[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Batch 1 Broadsword Batch 2 Boxer Batch 3 Cornwall[source] |
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| In commission | — | 3 May 1979 – 30 June 2011[source] |
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| Retired | — | 10 (3 sunk as targets)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 × Type 967/968 air-search radar 2 × Type 910 or 911 fire-control radars 1 × Type 1006 or 1007 navigation radar 1 × Type 2016 sonar (Batch 1 & 2) 1 × Type 2050 sonar (Batch 3) 1 × Type 2031Z towed array sonar (Batch 2 & 3) 1 × Type 162M bottom target classification sonar 1 × Type 2008 underwater comms system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | NATO Seagnat decoy launchers[source] |
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| Armament | — | Batch 1 and 2 : 2 × Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers 4 × Exocet MM-38 anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes 2 × 40mm Bofors guns 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns L7A2 GPMGs M134 Miniguns Batch 3 : 2 × Sextuple Sea Wolf anti-air missile launchers 2 × quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple STWS-2 tubes for Mk.46 or Stingray anti-submarine torpedoes 1 × 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mk.8 gun 1 × 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS 2 × 30mm DS30B guns or 2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1 guns L7A2 GPMGs M134 Miniguns[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] United Kingdom[source] |
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