Durance-class tanker vs Elbe-class replenishment ship

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ANaval support & landing craft

Durance-class tanker

Replenishment oiler

Elbe-class replenishment ship — licensed reference photograph

BNaval support & landing craft

Elbe-class replenishment ship

Replenishment ship

Credit

Darkone · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Durance-class tankerLength

157.2 m

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Elbe-class replenishment shipLength

100.55 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+56%
Beam+38%
Speed+25%

Elbe-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 0 of 3

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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

157m

101m

Length+56%

All recorded figures & sources

157.2 m

Length

Single source

157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)^[source]

100.55 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Durance-class tanker and Elbe-class replenishment ship configuration
Specification	Durance-class tanker	Elbe-class replenishment ship
Power	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )^[source]	1 × Deutz-MWM SBV diesel engines 2,562 kW, Bow thruster^[source]
Name	Durance class^[source]	Elbe class^[source]
Operators	French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)^[source]	German Navy^[source]
Succeeded by	Jacques Chevallier class^[source]

Subclasses	Boraida class^[source]	—

Built	1973–1990^[source]	—

Completed	8^[source]	6^[source]

Active	4^[source]	6^[source]

Retired	4^[source]	—

Type	Replenishment oiler^[source]	Replenishment ship^[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]	2 × Fliegerfaust 2 surface-to-air missile stands ( MANPADS ) 2 × Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm autocannon ; being replaced by 2 × MLG-27 27 mm remote controlled autocannons^[source]

Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter pad^[source]	No hangar , but a heli deck was added for Sea King sized or larger helicopters^[source]

Country of origin	France^[source]	Germany^[source]

Manufacturer	Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal^[source]	—

Builders	—	Bremer Vulkan^[source]

In commission	—	1993–present^[source]

Capacity	—	24 standard 6.2 m containers (maximum) Supplies: 700 m³ fuel 60 m³ aviation (helicopter) fuel 280 m³ fresh water 160 tonnes ammunition 40 tonnes supplies Disposal: 5 tonnes solid waste 180 m³ waste water 32 m³ waste oil^[source]