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Measured figures
Length
Single source44.15 m (144 ft 10 in)[source]
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Length
Single sourceLength (m): 54[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Width
Single sourceBeam (m): 8.5[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Draught
Single source2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Draught
Single sourceDraft (m): 2.25[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Displacement
Single sourceDisplacement (t): 590[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Maximum; Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits · Speed
Single sourceSpeed (kt): 15[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Dredger 1 | Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Tebma Shipyard Limited[source] | — |
| Operators | India[source] | — |
| In commission | 17 May 2015[source] | — |
| Type | Grab-hopper Dredger ship[source] | survey vessel[source] |
| Capacity | 300 cubic metres dredged material[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | — | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Current service evidence | — | in service with both the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Chinese civilian establishments[source] |
| Designer | — | 1st Directorate of the 708th Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)[source] |
| Military vessel builder | — | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source]OwnPLANvessel HaiSheng582 only; Wuchang civilianvessels separate |
| Military vessel name | — | Hai-Sheng (海声, meaning Oceanic Acoustic) 582[source] |
| Depth | — | Depth (m): 3.7[source]Type 988 oceanographic surveillance ship · exactunitprefixmeasurement retainedwhole without movingunits |
| Country of origin | — | China[source] |