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French ship Laplace (A 793)
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French ship Laplace (A 793)larger figure on 3 of 4
Manoram-class ferrylarger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source59 m (193 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | French ship Laplace (A 793) | Manoram-class ferry |
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| Power | 2 SACM Wärtsilä UD30 RVR V12 M6 diesel engines 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) 2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellers[source] | 1,044 kW (1,400 hp) Cummings India Ltd 2 x 150 kW (200 hp) 415 V 50 Hz AC generator[source] |
| Name | Laplace[source] | Manoram class[source] |
| Namesake | Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace[source] | — |
| Laid down | 1 September 1987[source] | — |
| Launched |
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62.1 m (203 ft 9 in)[source]
officers 10 non-commissioned officers 18 enlisted personnel 11 hydrographers
Single source3 officers 10 non-commissioned officers 18 enlisted personnel 11 hydrographers[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
9 November 1988[source]
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| Commissioned | 5 October 1989[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 228798000[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Lapérouse -class survey ship[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group[source] | — |
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| Operators | — | Indian Navy[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Ferry[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 250 passengers[source] |
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| Source manufacturer statement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy .[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity |
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| Source measurement | — | The Manoram -class ferry are series of watercraft built by Inland Marine Works Pvt Ltd Port Blair , at its Chanch Shipyard, Gujarat for Indian Navy . They are fully air-conditioned craft and are fitted with modern navigational aids and can ferry 250 passengers.[source]Manoram-class ferry · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] India[source] India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 3, cell 6; revision 1376895978; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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