ANaval support & landing craft
Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
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Paul Farley. Original uploader was Avriette at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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ANaval support & landing craft
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Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | Durance-class tanker |
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| Power | 4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)[source] | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Builders | Avondale Shipyard[source] | — |
| Cost | US$ 265 million (1993) (equivalent to US$ 518.03 million in 2024)[source] | — |
| Built | 1993–2001[source] | 1973–1990[source] |
| In service | 1998– |
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 0 of 3
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | 2 Active, 5 Ready Reserve Force[source] |
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| Class & type | Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 380,000 sq ft (35,000 m 2 ), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing area[source] | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
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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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| 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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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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