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Diving Support Craftlarger figure on 0 of 3
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
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]
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Configuration
| Specification | Diving Support Craft | Durance-class tanker |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] |
| Name | DSC class[source] | Durance class[source] |
| Builders | Titagarh Naval Systems[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Cost | ₹ 174.77 crore (equivalent to ₹ 196 crore or US$20 million in 2023) for five ships ₹ 30 crore (US$3.1 million) per ship (FY 2023)[source] | — |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Type | Diving support craft[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
| Armament | 1 × 12.7 mm SRCG[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] |
| Succeeded by | — | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
| Subclasses | — | Boraida class[source] |
| Built | — | 1973–1990[source] |
| Retired | — | |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[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] |