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Abnaki-class tugboatlarger figure on 0 of 4
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source205 ft 0 in (62.48 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Abnaki-class tugboat | Durance-class tanker |
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| Power | 4 × General Motors 12-278A diesel main engines 4 × General Electric generators 3 × General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines Single screw 3,600 shp (2,700 kW)[source] | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Name | Abnaki class[source] | Durance class[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy (Formerly) Foreign navies (Currently)[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Preceded by | Cherokee class |
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157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Succeeded by | Powhatan class[source] | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
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| Built | 1942–1945[source] | 1973–1990[source] |
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| In commission | 1943–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 35[source] |
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| Active |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | 31[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Ocean fleet tug[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun 2 × 40 mm (1.6 in) guns 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons[source] | 1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L60 gun 4 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine guns 3 × Simbad Mistral missile launcher[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Abnaki class[source] Abnaki -class tug[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | — | Boraida class[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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