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Foudre-class landing platform docklarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 071 amphibious transport docklarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
oa
Single source168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Foudre-class landing platform dock | Type 071 amphibious transport dock |
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| Name | Foudre class[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Bougainville class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Mistral class[source] | Type 075 landing helicopter dock[source] |
| Built |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
210 m (689 ft 0 in)[source]
Ship crew, excludes embarked troops
Single source175人[source]Ship crew, excludes embarked troops
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1986–1998[source] |
2006–present[source] |
| Completed |
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| Active | 8 (People's Liberation Army Navy) 1 (Royal Thai Navy)[source] |
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| Type | Landing platform dock[source] | Amphibious transport dock[source] |
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| Endurance | 30 days[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 CTMs[source] | 4 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC Landing craft on port/starboard davits[source] |
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| Troops | 470[source] | 800 troops[source] 800人[source]Embarked force — not ship crew |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs 3 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) Breda-Mauser guns 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | 1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 4 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS 4 × 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/ chaff launchers Possible installation of 2–4 heavy machine guns (Fitted for but not with )[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] | 4 Harbin Z-8[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Manufacturer | DCN Brest[source]Foudre class · Foudre L9011 original construction | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 10 CTMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 4 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC Landing craft on port/starboard davits[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | 470[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 800 troops[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding[source] |
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| In service | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 60 armoured fighting vehicles[source] |
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| Role | — | class of Chinese amphibious transport dock ships in service[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The amphibious warfare ship features a vehicle deck, well-deck, landing deck and a hangar. It can carry a combination of marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters. The ship may embark 600 to 800 troops. The stern helicopter deck has two landing spots, each supporting a Harbin Z-8 (SA 321 Super Frelon variant) transport helicopter. The twin-door cantilever hangar can house up to four Z-8 helicopters. The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft , which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed.[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship is armed with one 76 mm gun and four 30 mm close-in weapon systems . A Type 071 hull (986) was modified with a laser -based directed energy weapon added to the vessel's forward superstructure in 2024, reflecting the configuration of a similar weapon installed on the San Antonio -class ship USS Portland .[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The China State Shipbuilding and Trading Corp. consortium offered to build a modified Type 071 for the Royal Malaysian Navy . The Malaysians had a requirement for a 13,000-ton LPD ; the Type 071 would cost a third of the similar US-built San Antonio -class LPD.[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Export; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Propulsion | — | 4×16PC2-6MPC柴油机[source]Unspecified |
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