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Arco (ARDM-5)larger figure on 1 of 2
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source492 ft (150 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arco (ARDM-5) | 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] |
| Namesake | Arco, Idaho[source] | — |
| Operator | United States Navy[source] | — |
| Awarded | 13 October 1982[source] | — |
| Builder | Todd Pacific Shipyards[source] | — |
| Laid down | 9 May 1983[source] |
157.2 m (515 ft 9 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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| Launched | 14 December 1984[source] | — |
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| In service | 23 June 1986[source] | — |
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| Home port | San Diego, California[source] | — |
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| Motto | Our Hands Preserve[source] | — |
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| Honors and awards | National Defense Service Medal Navy E Ribbon (Awarded 17 times)[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | ARDM-5 -class[source] | — |
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| Role | ARDM-5 -class Medium Auxiliary floating drydock[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
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| Name | — | Durance class[source] |
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| Operators | — | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[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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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | — | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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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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