FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
BNaval support & landing craft
At a glance
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3
SAS Protealarger figure on 0 of 3
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 | SAS Protea |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | — |
| Name | Durance class[source] | SAS Protea[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
79.3 m (260.2 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1973–1990[source] | — |
|---|
| Completed | — |
|---|
| Active | — |
|---|
| Retired | — |
|---|
| 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] | — |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | — |
|---|
| Country of origin | France[source] | — |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
|---|
| Namesake | — | Protea flower[source] |
|---|
| Launched | — | 14 July 1971[source] |
|---|
| Commissioned | — | 23 May 1972[source] |
|---|
| Home port | — | Simonstown[source] |
|---|
| Identification | — | IMO number : 7114707 MMSI number : 460100020 Callsign : ZTRX[source] |
|---|
| Status | — | Active as of 2023[source] |
|---|
| Class & type | — | Hecla -class survey vessel[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | — | 4 x 12-cylinder MTU diesels geared to one shaft and controllable-pitch propeller[source] |
|---|