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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Spanish oiler Cantabrialarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Spanish oiler Cantabria |
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| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | 2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45, 10,890 kW (14,600 hp), single propeller shaft, controllable-pitch propeller[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Cantabria[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses |
174.0 m (570.9 ft)[source]
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Boraida class[source] |
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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] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] | EID ICCS integrated communications control system[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] | hangar and flight deck[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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| Ordered | — | July 2005[source] |
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| Builder | — | Puerto Real , Cadiz[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 238 million[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 18 July 2007[source] |
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| Launched | — | 21 July 2008[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 29 September 2010[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9517604 MMSI number : 225383000 Callsign : EBAS Pennant number : A15[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 8,920 m 3 (315,000 cu ft) of ship fuel 1,585 m 3 (56,000 cu ft) of JP-5 215 m 3 (7,600 cu ft) of fresh water 280 tons of ammunition 470 tons of general cargo[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 ( Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or NHIndustries NH90 ) –3 ( Agusta-Bell AB.212 ) helicopters[source] |
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