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Chinese ship Beidiao 993larger figure on 0 of 2
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | Chinese ship Beidiao 993 | Durance-class tanker |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 × 2,200 kW (2,950 hp) MaK 6M453C diesel engines[source] | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Name | Beidiao 993[source] | Durance class[source] |
| Namesake | North Investigation[source] | — |
| Builder | Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding Company, China[source] | — |
| Commissioned | December 2000[source] | — |
| Status | in active service, as of 2014[source] | — |
| Depth | 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)[source] | — |
| Role | experimental ship[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
| Operators | — | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
| Subclasses | — | Boraida class[source] |
| Built | — | 1973–1990[source] |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Retired | — | |
| Type | — | Replenishment oiler[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] |
| 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] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |