Credit
PHAN CHRISTOPHER J. NEWSOME, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Floréal-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 5
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source93.5 m (306 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Floréal-class frigate | German tanker Spessart |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Floréal class[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Builders | Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy Royal Moroccan Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | D'Estienne d'Orves class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | La Fayette class ; European Patrol Corvette (planned from c. 2034)[source] |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| — |
| In commission | 1992–present[source] | — |
|---|
| Completed | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] | — |
|---|
| Active | 6 (France) 2 (Morocco)[source] | — |
|---|
| Type | Frigate[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
|---|
| Troops | 24 marines[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | DRBV-21C (Mars) air sentry radar Racal Decca RM1290 navigation radar Racal Decca RM1290 landing radar[source] | — |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARBG-1A Saïgon 2 Dagaie decoy systems[source] | — |
|---|
| Armament | 2 Exocet MM38 missiles (originally fitted; now removed) 1 × 100 mm CADAM turret with Najir fire control system 2 × 20 mm modèle F2 guns 2 x 2 Manually-operated SIMBAD/Mistral point defence SAM[source] | — |
|---|
| Aircraft carried | 1 Panther helicopter or Dauphin N3 (replaced former Aérospatiale Alouette III on some ships in 2022).[source] | — |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | — |
|---|
| Country of origin | France[source] | Germany[source]German tanker Spessart · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
|---|
| Namesake | — | Spessart[source] |
|---|
| Owner | — | Deutsche Marine[source] |
|---|
| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
|---|
| Builder | — | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] |
|---|
| Launched | — | 13 February 1975[source] |
|---|
| Acquired | — | 1976[source] |
|---|
| Commissioned | — | 5 September 1977[source] |
|---|
| Renamed | — | Okapi[source] |
|---|
| Home port | — | Kiel , Germany[source] |
|---|
| Identification | — | IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442[source] |
|---|
| Status | — | Active[source] |
|---|
| Tonnage | — | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | — | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
|---|
| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |
|---|
| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
|---|