Durance-class tanker vs SAS Drakensberg

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ANaval support & landing craft

Durance-class tanker

Replenishment oiler

BNaval support & landing craft

SAS Drakensberg

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Durance-class tankerLength

157.2 m

Length source ↗

SAS DrakensbergLength

147 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+7%
Beam+9%

SAS Drakensberglarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

157m

147m

Length+7%

All recorded figures & sources

157.2 m

Length

Single source

157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)^[source]

147 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Durance-class tanker and SAS Drakensberg configuration
Specification	Durance-class tanker	SAS Drakensberg
Power	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )^[source]	2×6600 kW B&W V12 engines driving a single variable-pitch propeller. Bow thruster^[source]
Name	Durance class^[source]	SAS Drakensberg^[source]
Operators	French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)^[source]	—
Succeeded by	Jacques Chevallier class^[source]	—
Subclasses	Boraida class

Built	1973–1990^[source]	—

Completed	8^[source]	—

Active	4^[source]	—

Retired	4^[source]	—

Type	Replenishment oiler^[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]	4× Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ; 6 × 12,7 mm Browning machine guns^[source]