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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Rhön-class tankerlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Rhön-class tanker |
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| Name | Durance class[source] | Type 704 Rhön class[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | German Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | Type 707[source] |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | Replenishment tanker[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] | Germany[source]Rhön-class tanker · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Kröger, Rendsburg[source] |
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| In service | — | 1977–present[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |
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