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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Type 903 replenishment shiplarger figure on 2 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 903 replenishment ship |
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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 x SEMT Pielstick 16PC2 6V400 diesel engines; 2 shafts Total output: 24,000 hp (18,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Durance class[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] | Type 901 |
178.5 m (585 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Subclasses | Boraida class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | — |
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| Completed | 11[source] |
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| Active | 11[source] |
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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] | — |
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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] | 4 × single-barrel 30 mm RCWS or 4 x twin 37 mm guns[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] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 908[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2004[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Capacity | — | 10,500 tons of fuel oil , 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Harbin Z-8 or Changhe Z-18[source] |
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