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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Mercy-class hospital 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] | Two boilers, two GE turbines, one shaft, 24,500 hp (18 MW)[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Mercy class[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
Mercy-class hospital shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
894 ft (272 m)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) standard 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) full load[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.
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| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | 1974–1976 as San Clemente -class oil tankers[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Hospital ship[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] | Multiple crew served machine gun mounts Small arms[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | Helicopter landing deck[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 | — | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Haven class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1986–present[source] |
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| Time to activate | — | 76 hours[source] |
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