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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 271 landing craftlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Durance-class tanker | Type 271 landing craft |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | two 6300ZC diesel @ 600 hp each[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Type 271I landing craft utility[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
54m[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]
max
Single sourcenormal
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 271II[source] |
| Subclasses | 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] | Landing Craft Utility[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] | Machine guns[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | China[source]Type 271 landing craft · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Builder | — | Qingdao Shipyard[source] |
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| Fate | — | Converted to Type 271II[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | LCU 1600 series[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Yupen class[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 20 days[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 100 t normal, 150 max[source] |
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400t normal, 500t max[source]