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ANaval support & landing craft
Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel
At a glance
Black Powder-class support vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source250 ft (76 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Black Powder-class support vessel | 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 | Black Powder class[source] | Durance class[source] |
| Builders | Leevac Industries[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Cost | US$152 million |
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]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source7,700–7,900 t (7,600–7,800 long tons ) standard 18,200–18,800 t (17,900–18,500 long tons) (full load)[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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| Type | Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns[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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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | France[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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| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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