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Bandar Abbas-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source108 m (354 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bandar Abbas-class replenishment ship | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Power | 2 × MAN 6L 52/55 diesel engines , 12,060 hp (8.99 MW) 2 × shafts[source] | — |
| Builders | C. Lühring Yard, Brake, Lower Saxony , Germany[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1972–1974[source] | — |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | — |
| Completed | 2 |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 1 of 3
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349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Single source3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2007[source] |
| Active | — |
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| Type | Fleet supply ship[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Tonnage | 3,237 GT 3,302 DWT[source] | — |
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| Armament | 3 × GAM-B01 20 mm gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | 1 telescopic hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source] | — |
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| Name | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Builder | — | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Home port | — | Galliano[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engine[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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