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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Powhatan-class tugboatlarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Powhatan-class tugboat |
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| Name | Durance class[source] | Powhatan class[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | Military Sealift Command Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | Navajo -class salvage and rescue ship[source] |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] |
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226 ft (69 m)[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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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | 1976–1981[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Fleet ocean tug[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] | 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 | — | Marinette Marine Corporation[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Abnaki -class fleet ocean tug[source] |
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| Cost | — | 11.5–17.6 million USD (1980)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1979–1981[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1979–present[source] |
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