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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Gorch Fock-class barquelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
overall length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Gorch Fock-class barque |
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| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | — |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Gorch Fock class[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | German Navy Portuguese Navy Romanian Naval Forces United States Coast Guard[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses |
waterline length
Single source74 m (242 ft 9 in) – 89 m (292 ft 0 in) ( overall length ) 62 m (203 ft 5 in) – 70 m (229 ft 8 in) ( waterline length )[source]
Height
Single source41.3 m (135 ft 6 in) – 45.3 m (148 ft 7 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source7,700–7,900 t (7,600–7,800 long tons ) standard 18,200–18,800 t (17,900–18,500 long tons) (full load)[source]
1,500 LT
Single source1,720 LT
Single sourceat 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Boraida class[source]
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | 1933–1958[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Sail training barque[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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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Blohm & Voss[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Propulsion | — | Sails , auxiliary diesel engine[source] |
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| Sail plan | — | 3 masts, 23 sails 1,800 m 2 (19,000 sq ft) – 1,974 m 2 (21,250 sq ft) (sail area)[source] |
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1,500 t (1,500 LT ) – 1,750 t (1,720 LT )[source]