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At a glance
Berlin-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Berlin-class replenishment ship | Durance-class tanker |
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| Crew | 159 (max. 233 bzw. 267 inkl. Sanitätspersonal)[source] | — |
| Power | 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines , 10,555 kilowatts (14,154 bhp ) 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch five-bladed propellers 1 × bow thruster 4 × diesel generators[source] | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Builders | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Peene-Werft Seaspan Marine Corporation[source] | — |
| Operators | German Navy Royal Canadian Navy (future)[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[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.
| Preceded by | Protecteur class (Canada) Elbe class (Germany)[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | 2 (RCN)[source] | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Endurance | 45 days[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )[source] | 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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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck[source] | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] Germany[source] | France[source] |
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| Name | — | Durance class[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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| Retired | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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