Akar-class replenishment oiler vs Type 905 replenishment oiler

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

Type 905 replenishment oiler — licensed reference photograph

BNaval support & landing craft

Type 905 replenishment oiler

Replenishment oiler

Credit

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ben A. Gonzales, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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 ↗

Type 905 replenishment oilerLength

168.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Akar-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 2 of 6

Beam+5%
Complement+56%

Type 905 replenishment oilerlarger figure on 4 of 6

Length+16%
Draught+12%
Speed+10%
Range+200%

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 25 rows sourced on both sides

145m

168m

Length+16%

All recorded figures & sources

145.1 m

Length

Single source

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

168.2 m

Length

Single source

168.2 metres (552 ft)^[source]

22.8m

21.8m

Beam+5%

All recorded figures & sources

22.8 m

Beam

Single source

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

21.8 m

Beam

Single source

21.8 metres (72 ft)^[source]

8.4m

9.4m

Draught+12%

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 m

Draught

Single source

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

9.4 m

Draught

Single source

9.4 metres (31 ft)^[source]

19,350tfull load

22,099 tons (full load)

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

19,350 tonnes

full load

Single source

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

22,099 tons (full load)^[source]

203

130

Complement+56%

All recorded figures & sources

203 people

Complement

Single source

203^[source]

130 people

Complement

Single source

130^[source]

30km/hMaximum; Speed

33km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+10%

All recorded figures & sources

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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

33 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

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

33,000kmat 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Range+200%

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]

33,000 km

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

Single source

18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 14 knots (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 Type 905 replenishment oiler configuration
Specification	Akar-class replenishment oiler	Type 905 replenishment oiler
Power	4,847 kW (6,500 hp) diesel engine, one shaft.^[source]	1 x Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine; 1 shaft; Total output: 15,000 hp (11,000 kW)^[source]
Name	Akar^[source]	—
Operators	Turkish Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy^[source]
Built	1987–1995^[source]	—
Completed	2^[source]	4^[source]
Active	2^[source]	2^[source]
Type	Replenishment oiler^[source]	Replenishment oiler^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPG-34 fire-control radar^[source]	Fin Curve navigation radar; or Racal-Decca 1290 navigation radar^[source]
Armament	2 Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS^[source]	—
Aviation facilities	Aft helicopter pad^[source]	flight deck^[source]
Country of origin	Turkey^[source]Akar class · explicit construction country for both ships; not inferred from operating navy or yard address	People's Republic of China^[source]
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	—	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 908 replenishment ship^[source]
In commission	—	1980–present^[source]
Retired	—	2^[source]
Capacity	—	10,550 tons of fuel oil , 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	1 medium helicopter^[source]

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Akar-class replenishment oiler

Type 905 replenishment oiler

Power

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

1 x Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine; 1 shaft; Total output: 15,000 hp (11,000 kW)^[source]

Name

Akar^[source]

—

Operators

Turkish Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy^[source]

Built

1987–1995^[source]

—

Completed

2^[source]

4^[source]

Active

2^[source]

Type

Replenishment oiler^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

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

Fin Curve navigation radar; or Racal-Decca 1290 navigation radar^[source]

Armament

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

—

Aviation facilities

Aft helicopter pad^[source]

flight deck^[source]

Country of origin

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

People's Republic of China^[source]

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

—

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 908 replenishment ship^[source]

In commission

—

1980–present^[source]

Retired

—

2^[source]

Capacity

—

10,550 tons of fuel oil , 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

1 medium helicopter^[source]