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BNaval support & landing craft
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Hendijan-class vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
SAS Drakensberglarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source47 m (154 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hendijan-class vessel | SAS Drakensberg |
|---|---|---|
| Power | Diesel[source] 2 × Mitsubishi S16MPTK engines, 6,600 horsepower (4.9 MW) 2 × shafts[source] | 2×6600 kW B&W V12 engines driving a single variable-pitch propeller. Bow thruster[source] |
| Builders | K Damen, Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands Marine Industries Organization, Iran[source] | — |
| Operators | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1988–1991[source] | — |
| Completed |
147 m (482 ft)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Single source8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
12[source] |
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| Active | 11[source] | — |
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| Lost | — |
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| Type | Auxiliary ship[source] | — |
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| Name | — | SAS Drakensberg[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Drakensberg mountain range[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Sandock-Austral , Durban[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 30 August 1984[source] |
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| Launched | — | 24 April 1986[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 11 November 1987[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 8644060 MMSI number : 460100910 Callsign : ZTRP[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Replenishment oiler (AOR)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 4× Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ; 6 × 12,7 mm Browning machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2× Atlas Oryx helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 2 hangars[source] |
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