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Akar-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 3 of 4
HTMS Makut Rajakumarnlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source145.1 m (476 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Akar-class replenishment oiler | HTMS Makut Rajakumarn |
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| Power | 4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.[source] | 2 shaft CODOG 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbine 19,500 hp (14,500 kW ) 1 Crossley Pelstick PA6S diesel 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)[source] |
| Name | Akar[source] | HTMS Makut Rajakumarn[source] |
| Operators | Turkish Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1987–1995[source] | — |
| Completed | 2 |
97.6 m (320 ft 3 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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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar[source] | Radar - HSA LW-04, HSA WM-22, Decca 626 Sonar 170B, 162, Plessey M27[source] |
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| Armament | 2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS[source] | Anti-aircraft missile (1x4) Sea Cat (later removed); 2 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun 2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (2x1) 1 Limbo anti submarine mortar (later removed) 2 × 3 anti-submarine torpedo tubes (added in 1988 replacing Limbo)[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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| Namesake | — | Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn[source] |
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| Builder | — | Yarrow Shipbuilders , Glasgow[source] |
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| Launched | — | 18 November 1971[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 7 May 1973[source] |
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| Status | — | in service as a training ship[source] |
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| Role | — | in service as a training ship[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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