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BNaval support & landing craft
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | ROCS Ta Kuan |
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| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | — |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Ta Kuan[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] |
Beam
Single source21.2 m (69 ft 7 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]
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] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Builder | — | Fincantieri[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Launched | — | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Commissioned | — | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : (AGS-1601)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Status | — | Active[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Class & type | — | Alliance -class research ship[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engines, generators (wartsila, MAN ?)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| National origin | — | Taiwan[source] |
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