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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | Durance class[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
| Built | 1973–1990[source] | — |
| Completed |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) standard 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) full load[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]
Maximum; Speed
Single source19 knots (35 km/h; 22 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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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[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 Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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