Akar-class replenishment oiler vs Ciclope-class tugboat

Akar-class replenishment oiler — licensed reference photograph

ANaval support & landing craft

Akar-class replenishment oiler

Replenishment oiler

Credit

Diego Quevedo Carmona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BNaval support & landing craft

Ciclope-class tugboat

Deep sea tugboat

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Akar-class replenishment oilerLength

145.1 m

Length source ↗

Ciclope-class tugboatLOA

38.95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Akar-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 4 of 4

Beam+133%
Draught+121%
Displacement+2832%
Speed+12%

Ciclope-class tugboatlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

145m

38.95mLOA

Length

All recorded figures & sources

145.1 m

Length

Single source

145.1 m (476 ft 1 in)^[source]

38.95 m

LOA

Single source

38.95 m (127.8 ft) LOA^[source]

22.8m

9.8m

Beam+133%

All recorded figures & sources

22.8 m

Beam

Single source

22.8 m (74 ft 10 in)^[source]

9.8 m

Beam

Single source

9.8 m (32 ft)^[source]

8.4m

3.8m

Draught+121%

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 m

Draught

Single source

8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)^[source]

3.8 m

Draught

Single source

3.8 m (12 ft)^[source]

19,350tfull load

660tfull load

Displacement+2832%

All recorded figures & sources

19,350 tonnes

full load

Single source

19,350 t (19,040 long tons ) (full load)^[source]

660 tonnes

full load

Single source

660 t (650 long tons) full load^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

24 people

Crew

Single source

24^[source]

203

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

203 people

Complement

Single source

203^[source]

30km/hMaximum; Speed

27km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+12%

All recorded figures & sources

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)^[source]

26.9 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)^[source]

11,000kmat 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

7,400kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11,000 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Single source

6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)^[source]

7,400 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Akar-class replenishment oiler and Ciclope-class tugboat configuration
Specification	Akar-class replenishment oiler	Ciclope-class tugboat
Power	4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.^[source]	- 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-8 M, 1,963 kW (2,632 hp) - 2 x diesel engines generators Isotta Fraschini V1312/MH14 - 1 x emergency diesel engine generator Isotta Fraschini V1308/MH14^[source]
Name	Akar^[source]	Ciclope class^[source]
Operators	Turkish Navy^[source]	Italian Navy^[source]
Built	1987–1995^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	6^[source]
Active	2^[source]	6^[source]
Type	Replenishment oiler^[source]	Deep sea tugboat^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar^[source]	2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica SPN-748^[source]
Armament	2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS^[source]	—
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter pad^[source]	—
Country of origin	Turkey^[source]Akar class · explicit construction country for both ships; not inferred from operating navy or yard address	—
Manufacturer	Gölcük Naval Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar built byGölcükNavalShipyard; YarbayKudretGüngör built bySedefShipyard; separate named class members Sedef Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar built byGölcükNavalShipyard; YarbayKudretGüngör built bySedefShipyard; separate named class members Gölcük Naval Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar A-580 original construction Sedef Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Yarbay Kudret Güngör A-595 original construction	—
Builders	—	Cantiere Navale Ferrari ( La Spezia )^[source]
In commission	—	1985-1988^[source]
Planned	—	6^[source]

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Akar-class replenishment oiler

Ciclope-class tugboat

Power

4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.^[source]

- 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste BL-230-8 M, 1,963 kW (2,632 hp) - 2 x diesel engines generators Isotta Fraschini V1312/MH14 - 1 x emergency diesel engine generator Isotta Fraschini V1308/MH14^[source]

Name

Akar^[source]

Ciclope class^[source]

Operators

Turkish Navy^[source]

Italian Navy^[source]

Built

1987–1995^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Type

Replenishment oiler^[source]

Deep sea tugboat^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar^[source]

2 x navigation radar GEM Elettronica SPN-748^[source]

Armament

2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS^[source]

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Aviation facilities

Aft helicopter pad^[source]

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Country of origin

Turkey^[source]Akar class · explicit construction country for both ships; not inferred from operating navy or yard address

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Manufacturer

Gölcük Naval Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar built byGölcükNavalShipyard; YarbayKudretGüngör built bySedefShipyard; separate named class members

Sedef Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar built byGölcükNavalShipyard; YarbayKudretGüngör built bySedefShipyard; separate named class members

Gölcük Naval Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Akar A-580 original construction

Sedef Shipyard^[source]Akar class · Yarbay Kudret Güngör A-595 original construction

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Builders

—

Cantiere Navale Ferrari ( La Spezia )^[source]

In commission

—

1985-1988^[source]

Planned

—

6^[source]