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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 0 of 2
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | Integrated electric propulsion , two Fairbanks-Morse/ MAN Diesel 8L48/60A and two 9L48/60A diesel engines; 6.6 kV HV system, generators, motors and drives by GE Power Conversion[source] 1 shaft, 2 Tandem propulsion electric motors, 33,000 shp, with fixed pitch propeller; 1 bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | United States[source] |
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689 ft 0 in (210 m) overall[source]
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by |
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Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
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| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | 2001–2012[source] |
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| Completed | 14[source] |
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| Active | 14[source] |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Dry cargo / Ammunition ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] | I/J-band surface search radar I-band navigational radar[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] | Multiple .50 caliber machine guns Space, weight, and power reservations for close-in weapon systems[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | Two VREP/support helicopters[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | United States[source] United States[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 | — | General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 14[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 1,388,000 cubic feet (39,300 m 3 ) of cargo Fuel cargo: 23,450 barrels[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures[source] |
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