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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 5
Mashū-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Mashū-class replenishment ship |
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| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | 2 × Kawasaki Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) each 2 × shafts[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
221 m (725 ft)[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]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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Boraida class[source] |
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Fast combat support ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] | OPS-28 Surface Search RDF OPS-20 Navigation RDF[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] | 2 × Phalanx CIWS[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | Helicopter deck and enclosed hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | Japan[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 | — | Hitachi Shipbuilding Corporation , Maizuru Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries , Tokyo[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Towada class[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | NOLR-8 RDF Interceptor Mk.137 decoy launchers[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × helicopter[source] |
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13,500 tonnes standard 25,000 tonnes full load[source]