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http://www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/ms2/pdf/MK41_VLS_factsheet.pdf

LCF (DZP class) supposedly equipped in such a way as to be able to fire Tomahawk (though these have not been purchased: planned procurement of the missile got cancelled ). That pretty much rules out the Tactical length VLU as the standard VLU on these ships (unless a single strike length module were to be installed as the 6th VLU module, or – absent additional VLU modules – a tactical module were to be swapped out with a strike module. In both cases, however, there would either have to be below deck space available for the extra length of the strike module (7 feet worth > 1 deck), or an external enlargement (7 ft) would have to be built at the level of the main deck. Neither option is very likely.)
See: here and here

Wanshan

The MK41 VLS on the De Zeven Provinzien class are indeed tatical lenght, no doubts on this one.
I do have severall sources for this, including the page of Royal Schelde (http://www.damennaval.com/nl/company_product-range_air-defence-and-comand-frigate.htm), several articles on a few magazines and a direct talk with two officers, one from the Koninklijke Marine and another one from the Marinha Portuguesa who visited the Ship (De Zeven Provinzien).
You are Dutch, if you have any contact with a officer/sailor who has embarked on any on the LCF ships they are going to confirm what i am saying.
When the Tac-Tom and SM3 were looked by the Koninklijke Marine, the solution was to install a single additional 8 cell Strike lenght MK41.