Daguan-class troopship vs Type 23 frigate

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Daguan-class troopship

Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 23 frigate — licensed reference photograph

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Type 23 frigate

Anti-submarine warfare frigate

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At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Daguan-class troopshipLength

196 m

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Type 23 frigateLength

133 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+47%
Beam+74%

Type 23 frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2

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Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

196m

133m

Length+47%

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196 m

Length

Single source

196 metres (643 ft)^[source]

133 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Daguan-class troopship and Type 23 frigate configuration
Specification	Daguan-class troopship	Type 23 frigate
Power	—	CODLAG : 4 × 1,510 kW (2,025 hp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators (Non-PGMU ships) 4 × 1,650 kW (2,210 shp) MTU 12V4000 M53 diesel generators (PGMU ships) 2 × GEC electric motors delivering 2,980 kW (3,996 hp) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Spey SM1C delivering 19,500 kW (26,150 hp)^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	Royal Navy Chilean Navy^[source]
In service	2011 - present^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	16^[source]

Type	Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"^[source]	Anti-submarine warfare frigate^[source]

Capacity	2,500 support personnel^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter deck^[source]	Flight deck Enclosed hangar^[source]

Manufacturer	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company^[source]	—

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 × Wildcat HMA2 , armed with: 2 × anti-submarine torpedoes or Martlet anti-ship (ASM)/air-to-air missiles , initially deployed with RN carrier strike group helicopters in 2021; Sea Venom ASM reached initial operating capability in 2025 and is projected to achieve full operational capability in 2026. or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2 , armed with; 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes Plus 2 x Peregrine ISR UAV (from mid-2024 on F229)^[source]

Name	—	Type 23 frigate^[source]

Builders	—	Yarrow Shipbuilders and Swan Hunter^[source]

Preceded by	—	Type 22-class frigate^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Type 26-class frigate Type 31-class frigate^[source]

Cost	—	£130 million per ship^[source]

In commission	—	24 November 1987^[source]

Planned	—	16^[source]

Retired	—	8 (Royal Navy)^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 × Pacific 24 RIBs^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence^[source]

Armament	—	Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell Sea Ceptor GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canisters for 32 missiles (1–25+ km) (replaced original Sea Wolf SAM) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Harpoon Block 1C (originally fit, retired from most ships 2023, retained on F229 as of late 2024); being replaced by Naval Strike Missile (fit to F79, F82 & F239 as of early 2025) Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5-inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns , or , 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023) 4 × General-purpose machine guns^[source]