Akar-class replenishment oiler vs PO-class transport ship

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

PO-class transport ship

Auxiliary ship

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Akar-class replenishment oilerLength

145.1 m

Length source ↗

PO-class transport shipLength

58.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Akar-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+149%
Beam+107%
Draught+200%
Complement+372%

PO-class transport shiplarger 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

15 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

145m

58.2m

Length+149%

All recorded figures & sources

145.1 m

Length

Single source

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

58.2 m

Length

Single source

58.2 m (190 ft 11 in)^[source]

22.8m

11m

Beam+107%

All recorded figures & sources

22.8 m

Beam

Single source

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

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 m (36 ft 1 in)^[source]

8.4m

2.8m

Draught+200%

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 m

Draught

Single source

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

2.8 m

Draught

Single source

2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)^[source]

19,350tfull load

882 tons standard

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

19,350 tonnes

full load

Single source

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

882 tons standard^[source]

203

Complement+372%

All recorded figures & sources

203 people

Complement

Single source

203^[source]

43 people

Complement

Single source

43^[source]

30km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

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

2,400kmat 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 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]

2,400 km

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

Single source

1,500 mi (2,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 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 PO-class transport ship configuration
Specification	Akar-class replenishment oiler	PO-class transport ship
Power	4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.^[source]	2 Burmeister & Wain diesel engines, 2,600 kilowatts (3,480 bhp), 2 Shafts, 3 auxiliary engines^[source]
Name	Akar^[source]	PO class^[source]
Operators	Turkish Navy^[source]	Yugoslav Navy Montenegrin Navy^[source]
Built	1987–1995^[source]	1982-1984^[source]
Completed	2^[source]	3^[source]
Active	2^[source]	1^[source]
Type	Replenishment oiler^[source]	Auxiliary ship^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar^[source]	—
Armament	2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS^[source]	Guns and missiles: Missiles: 2 x MTU-4 Strela-2M 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile 2 "Svitac" flare rocket lunchers Guns: 1 20/4 M-75 20mm gun 1 40mm Bofors L70 Bofors 40 mm gun Autocannon^[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	—	BSO Split^[source]
Capacity	—	150 fully armed troops Six tanks Water 38 tones Fuel 76 tones^[source]
Armor	—	Splinter plating^[source]
Alternative designation	—	PO class^[source]

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Akar-class replenishment oiler

PO-class transport ship

Power

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

2 Burmeister & Wain diesel engines, 2,600 kilowatts (3,480 bhp), 2 Shafts, 3 auxiliary engines^[source]

Name

Akar^[source]

PO class^[source]

Operators

Turkish Navy^[source]

Yugoslav Navy Montenegrin Navy^[source]

Built

1987–1995^[source]

1982-1984^[source]

Completed

Active

Type

Replenishment oiler^[source]

Auxiliary ship^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

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

—

Armament

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

Guns and missiles: Missiles: 2 x MTU-4 Strela-2M 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile 2 "Svitac" flare rocket lunchers Guns: 1 20/4 M-75 20mm gun 1 40mm Bofors L70 Bofors 40 mm gun Autocannon^[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

—

BSO Split^[source]

Capacity

—

150 fully armed troops Six tanks Water 38 tones Fuel 76 tones^[source]

Armor

—

Splinter plating^[source]

Alternative designation

—

PO class^[source]