Dredger 1 vs PLA Navy landing barges: Specs Compared

ANaval support & landing craft

Dredger 1

Grab-hopper Dredger ship

BNaval support & landing craft

amphibious assault barges

First system

Second system

Measured figures

1 of 18 rows sourced on both sides

44.15m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

44.15 m

Length

Single source

44.15 m (144 ft 10 in)^[source]

3.8m

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Beam

All recorded figures & sources

3.8 m

Beam

Single source

3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.9m

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Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.9 m

Draught

Single source

2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Dredger 1 and PLA Navy landing barges configuration
Specification	Dredger 1	PLA Navy landing barges
Power	2 × Cummins KTA38-M 1000 Hp Engines^[source]	—
Builders	Tebma Shipyard Limited^[source]	—
Operators	India^[source]	—
In commission	17 May 2015^[source]	—
Type	Grab-hopper Dredger ship^[source]	amphibious assault barges^[source]
Capacity	300 cubic metres dredged material^[source]	—
Builder	—	COMEC^[source]
Military programme	—	China's People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]Owndesignprogramme, notnationaloperationalstock
Configuration	—	A set of three barges is used to form an extended causeway and pier from deep water to land^[source]Setconfiguration, notpromotedobservedsetcount
Status	—	first set was observed undergoing sea trials in March 2025^[source]Ownfirstset trials observation, notassumedinservice
Construction	—	Bailey bridge^[source]
Stabilisation	—	put down legs on the sea floor to form a stable platform^[source]

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