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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Ambika-class replenishment ship | Durance-class tanker |
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| Power | — | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Name | Ambika class[source] | Durance class[source] |
| Builders | Hindustan Shipyard Limited[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Planned | 1 |
Beam
Single source21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) standard 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) full load[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid down | 9 January 1993[source] | — |
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| Launched | 12 October 1994[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 23 January 1995[source] | — |
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| Type | High sulphur diesel oiler[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Boraida class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1973–1990[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L60 gun 4 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine guns 3 × Simbad Mistral missile launcher[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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