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Hendijan-class vessellarger figure on 1 of 3
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Length
Single source47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
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| Specification | Hendijan-class vessel | Mercy-class hospital ship |
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| Complement | 15+90 scientists[source] | 12 civilian and 58 military during Reduced Operating Status 61 civilian and 1,214 military during Full Operating Status[source] |
| Power | Diesel[source] 2 × Mitsubishi S16MPTK engines, 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) 2 × shafts[source] | Two boilers, two GE turbines, one shaft, 24,500 hp (18 MW)[source] |
| Builders | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands Marine Industries Organization, Iran[source] | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company[source] |
Mercy-class hospital shiplarger figure on 2 of 3
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894 ft (272 m)[source]
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| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
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| Built | 1988–1991[source] | 1974–1976 as San Clemente -class oil tankers[source] |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | 11[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | Auxiliary ship[source] | Hospital ship[source] |
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| Name | — | Mercy class[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Haven class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1986–present[source] |
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| Time to activate | — | 76 hours[source] |
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| Armament | — | Multiple crew served machine gun mounts Small arms[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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