German ship Frankfurt am Main vs USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler

ANaval support & landing craft

German ship Frankfurt am Main

Replenishment oiler

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BNaval support & landing craft

USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler

Offshore Petroleum Distribution System

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

German ship Frankfurt am MainLength

173.7 m

Length source ↗

USNS VADM K. R. WheelerLength

106.38 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German ship Frankfurt am Mainlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+63%
Beam+12%
Displacement+212%
Speed+32%

USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

174m

106m

Length+63%

All recorded figures & sources

173.7 m

Length

Single source

173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)^[source]

106.38 m

Length

Single source

349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)^[source]

24m

21.34m

Beam+12%

All recorded figures & sources

24 m

Beam

Single source

24 m (78 ft 9 in)^[source]

21.34 m

Beam

Single source

70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)^[source]

7.4m

7.92mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

7.4 m

Draught

Single source

7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)^[source]

7.92 m

Draft

Single source

26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)^[source]

20,240t

6,491t

Displacement+212%

All recorded figures & sources

20,240 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

20,240 t (19,920 long tons )^[source]

6,491 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

6,491 t (6,388 long tons)^[source]

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26mariners

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

26 people

mariners

Single source

26 mariners^[source]

37km/hMaximum; Speed

28km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+32%

All recorded figures & sources

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)^[source]

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

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.

Configuration

Details

German ship Frankfurt am Main and USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler configuration
Specification	German ship Frankfurt am Main	USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler
Power	2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines , 10,555 kilowatts (14,154 bhp ) 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch five-bladed propellers 1 × bow thruster 4 × diesel generators^[source]	—
Name	Frankfurt am Main^[source]	VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]
Namesake	Frankfurt am Main^[source]	Kenneth Ray Wheeler^[source]
Ordered	22 August 1997^[source]	—
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft^[source]	Edison Chouest Offshore^[source]
Launched	5 January 2001^[source]	—
Commissioned	27 May 2002^[source]	—
Home port	Wilhelmshaven , Germany^[source]	Galliano^[source]
Identification	MMSI number : 211211760 Callsign : DRKB Pennant number : A1412^[source]	IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	Active^[source]
Type	Replenishment oiler^[source]	Offshore Petroleum Distribution System^[source]
Endurance	45 days^[source]	—
Armament	4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )^[source]	—
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters^[source]	—
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck^[source]	—
Owner	—	Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)^[source]
Completed	—	2007^[source]
Acquired	—	20 September 2007^[source]
Propulsion	—	diesel engine^[source]
Capacity	—	500,000 barrels petroleum^[source]
Alternative designation	—	VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]

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German ship Frankfurt am Main

USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler

Power

2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines , 10,555 kilowatts (14,154 bhp ) 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch five-bladed propellers 1 × bow thruster 4 × diesel generators^[source]

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Name

Frankfurt am Main^[source]

VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]

Namesake

Frankfurt am Main^[source]

Kenneth Ray Wheeler^[source]

Ordered

22 August 1997^[source]

—

Builder

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft^[source]

Edison Chouest Offshore^[source]

Launched

5 January 2001^[source]

—

Commissioned

27 May 2002^[source]

—

Home port

Wilhelmshaven , Germany^[source]

Galliano^[source]

Identification

MMSI number : 211211760 Callsign : DRKB Pennant number : A1412^[source]

IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

Type

Replenishment oiler^[source]

Offshore Petroleum Distribution System^[source]

Endurance

45 days^[source]

—

Armament

4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )^[source]

—

Aircraft carried

2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters^[source]

—

Aviation facilities

Hangar and flight deck^[source]

—

Owner

—

Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)^[source]

Completed

—

2007^[source]

Acquired

—

20 September 2007^[source]

Propulsion

—

diesel engine^[source]

Capacity

—

500,000 barrels petroleum^[source]

Alternative designation

—

VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]