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Chaland de transport de matériellarger figure on 0 of 3
Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003)larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chaland de transport de matériel | Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003) |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × Poyaud-Wärtsilä 18V8M1 diesel engines , 331 kilowatts (444 hp) 2 propellers[source] | Diesel-electric Four propulsion motors, 22,000 kW (30,000 hp) (combined) Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Djiboutian Navy Chilean Navy Ivory Coast Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Senegal Navy[source] | — |
| Completed | 31[source] | — |
| Active | 5 remaining with the French Navy as of 2023; others with other navies[source] | — |
| Retired | 11+ |
138 m (452 ft 9 in)[source]
at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Single source380 nmi (700 km; 440 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 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 | Landing craft[source] | Icebreaker[source] |
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| Capacity | 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons)[source] | 80 scientists 1,100 tons of cargo[source] |
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| Troops | 200[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] | — |
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| National origin | France[source] | Japan[source] |
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| Name | — | Shirase (しらせ)[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Shirase Glacier[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 15 March 2007[source] |
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| Launched | — | 16 April 2008[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 20 May 2009[source] |
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| Home port | — | Yokosuka[source] |
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| Identification | — | Hull number: AGB-5003 MMSI number : 431999533 Callsign : JSNJ[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Shirase class (1981)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | N/A[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 3 helicopters[source] |
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