47-foot Motor Lifeboat vs Durance-class tanker

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ANaval support & landing craft

standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG)

BNaval support & landing craft

Replenishment oiler

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

47-foot Motor LifeboatLength

14.6 m

Durance-class tankerLength

157.2 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

47-foot Motor Lifeboatlarger figure on 0 of 2

Durance-class tankerlarger 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

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

14.6m

157m

Length+977%

All recorded figures & sources

14.6 m

Length

Single source

14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)^[source]

157.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

47-foot Motor Lifeboat and Durance-class tanker configuration
Specification	47-foot Motor Lifeboat	Durance-class tanker
Power	2 × Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC-IV engines, 435 hp (324 kW) each 1,500 L (400 US gal) usable fuel capacity^[source]	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )^[source]
Name	47′ MLB^[source]	Durance class^[source]
Builders	Textron Marine^[source]	—
Operators	United States Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico)^[source]	French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)