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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 2 of 3
Ob-class hospital shiplarger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Ob-class hospital ship |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | Zgoda-Sulzer 12ZV40 / 48 diesels 78,000 hp (58,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Ob[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
| Built | 1973–1990[source] | 1978-1988[source] |
| Completed | ||
| Active | ||
| Retired | — | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Hospital 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] | — |
| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | Helipad and hangar[source] |
| Country of origin | France[source] | Poland[source] |
| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Adolf Warski Shipyard , Poland[source] |
| In service | — | 1980-1990[source] |
| Planned | — | |
| Canceled | — | |
| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 10 lifeboats[source] |
| Troops | — | 300–450 patients[source] |
| Aircraft carried | — | 1 x Kamov Ka-25[source] |