937 Soummam

Country:  Algeria

Class, [Type]: Daxing, [AXH].

Builder: Hudong-Zhonghya Shipyard, Shanghai, China.

Displacement ( tons ): 5.470 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 130 x 16 x 4,8

Main machinery: 2 x 6PC2-5L diesels ( 7.800 hp ), 2 x propellers.

Speed ( knots ): 15.

Range ( miles ): 5.000 at 15 knots.

Complement: 170 + 30 instructors + 200 midshipmen.

Guns: 1 x 57mm, 4 x 37mm (2 twin), 2 x 30mm/65 AK-630.

Radar: Navigation: Racal Decca 1290, I-band; Air/Surface search: Eye Shield, E-band; Surface search: China Type 756, I-band; Fire control: Round Ball, I-band.

Sonar: Echo Type 5, hull mounted, high frequency.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x PJ46 decoy launchers; ESM/ECM: NRJ-6A.

Helicopter: Platform only.

Comment: Very similar to Chinese training ship of the same type (81 Zheng He). Launched in 2005, commissioned in 2006.

Similar units:

 81 Zheng He