Algol-class vehicle cargo ship vs Durance-class tanker

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ANaval support & landing craft

Credit

SPC5 Reeve, U.S. Army · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BNaval support & landing craft

Replenishment oiler

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Algol-class vehicle cargo shipLength

288.4 m

Durance-class tankerLength

157.2 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Algol-class vehicle cargo shiplarger figure on 3 of 3

Measured figures

10 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

288m

157m

Length+83%

All recorded figures & sources

288.4 m

Length

Single source

946.2 ft (288.4 m)^[source]

157.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Algol-class vehicle cargo ship and Durance-class tanker configuration
Specification	Algol-class vehicle cargo ship	Durance-class tanker
Power	2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 875 psi (61.6 kg/cm2) 2 GE MST-19 steam turbines; 120,000 hp (89.5 MW) 2 shafts^[source]	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )^[source]
Builders	T-AKR 287, 288, 289, 293; Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V., Rotterdam, the Netherlands T-AKR 291; Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany T-AKR 290, 292, 294; AG Weser, Bremen, Germany^[source]	—
Built	1972–73^[source]	1973–1990^[source]
Active	8^[source]	4