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Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 3
USNS Guamlarger 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 | USNS Guam |
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| Power | 2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source] | 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M70[source] |
| Name | Durance class[source] | Huakai[source] |
| Operators | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Chevallier class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Boraida class |
373 ft (114 m)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 1973–1990[source] | — |
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| Completed | September 2008[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Ferry[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] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad[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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| Owner | — | Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)[source] |
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| Operator | — | Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)[source] |
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| Port of registry | — | Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.[source] |
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| Builder | — | Austal USA[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$ 88M[source] |
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| Yard number | — | 616[source] |
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| Launched | — | September 29, 2008[source] |
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| Fate | — | Transferred to United States Navy in 2012[source] |
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| Notes | — | Never entered commercial service[source] |
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| Christened | — | 27 April 2019[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9328924 MMSI number : 369466000 Callsign : NGUM[source] |
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| Decks | — |
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| Deck clearance | — | 14 ft (4.3 m)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125MkII waterjets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 866 passengers, 282 cars[source] |
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