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Type 803 torpedo retrieverlarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 920 hospital shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source29.85 m (97 ft 11 in)[source]
full
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 803 torpedo retriever | Type 920 hospital ship |
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| Complement | — | Basic: 130 Full: 440[source] |
| Builders | 425th Factory of PLAN[source] | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship[source] | — |
| In service | 1963 onward |
590.5 ft (180.0 m)(full)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2008–present[source] |
| In commission | 1963 onward[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed |
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| Type | Torpedo retriever[source] | Hospital ship[source] |
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| Depth | 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 2 × M50-3 marine diesel engines, with 2 shafts[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Navigation radar[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | — |
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| Armament | 25 mm (0.98 in) or 37 mm (1.5 in) guns[source] | — |
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| Armour | None[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | None[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | None[source] | Hangar Helicopter pad[source] |
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| Source measurement | Displacement 93.17 long tons (94.67 t)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 29.85 m (97 ft 11 in)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Beam: 5.98 m (19 ft 7 in)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Draft: 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Depth: 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 228 nmi (422 km; 262 mi)[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Armament: 25 mm (0.98 in) or 37 mm (1.5 in) guns[source]Type 803 torpedo retriever · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Active | — |
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