Italian ship Anteo (A 5309) vs USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler

ANaval support & landing craft

Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)

submarine rescue ship

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

Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)Length

98.4 m

Length source ↗

USNS VADM K. R. WheelerLength

106.38 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)larger figure on 1 of 3

Speed+32%

USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+8%
Beam+35%

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 29 rows sourced on both sides

98.4m

106m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

98.4 m

Length

Single source

98.4 m (322 ft 10 in)^[source]

106.38 m

Length

Single source

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

15.8m

21.34m

Beam+35%

All recorded figures & sources

15.8 m

Beam

Single source

15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)^[source]

21.34 m

Beam

Single source

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

6.5m

7.92mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

6.5 m

Draught

Single source

6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)^[source]

7.92 m

Draft

Single source

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

3,874tfull-load

6,491t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

3,874 tonnes

full-load

Single source

3,874 tonnes (full-load).^[source]

6,491 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

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

141

26mariners

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

141 people

Complement

Single source

141^[source]

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]

19,400kmat 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

19,400 km

at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)

Single source

7,400 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Single source

10,500 nmi (19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Italian ship Anteo (A 5309) and USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler configuration
Specification	Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)	USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler
Power	3 x diesel generators GMT A-230-12 (1,560 kW each) 2 x electric engine Magneti Marelli (4,410 kW) 1 x shaft 2 x bow thrusters^[source]	—
Name	Anteo^[source]	VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]
Builder	Cantiere Navale Ernesto Breda , Marghera , ( Venezia )^[source]	Edison Chouest Offshore^[source]
Laid down	20 July 1977^[source]	—
Launched	11 November 1978^[source]	—
Commissioned	31 July 1980^[source]	—
In service	1^[source]	—
Home port	La Spezia^[source]	Galliano^[source]
Identification	Pennant number : A 5309 Hull number: 285 MMSI number : 247904000^[source]	IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001^[source]
Motto	In undis per undas pro vita^[source]	—
Status	Active^[source]	Active^[source]
Type	submarine rescue ship^[source]	Offshore Petroleum Distribution System^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars AN/SPN-748^[source]	—
Armament	2 × Oerlikon 20/70 mm or Browning M2HB 12,7 mm^[source]	—
Notes	- flight deck - retractile hangar for one medium helicopter ( AB-212 class) - 1 x 12 t crane - 1 × 6 t crane^[source]	—
Namesake	—	Kenneth Ray Wheeler^[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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Italian ship Anteo (A 5309)

USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler

Power

3 x diesel generators GMT A-230-12 (1,560 kW each) 2 x electric engine Magneti Marelli (4,410 kW) 1 x shaft 2 x bow thrusters^[source]

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Name

Anteo^[source]

VADM K. R. Wheeler^[source]

Builder

Cantiere Navale Ernesto Breda , Marghera , ( Venezia )^[source]

Edison Chouest Offshore^[source]

Laid down

20 July 1977^[source]

—

Launched

11 November 1978^[source]

—

Commissioned

31 July 1980^[source]

—

In service

1^[source]

—

Home port

La Spezia^[source]

Galliano^[source]

Identification

Pennant number : A 5309 Hull number: 285 MMSI number : 247904000^[source]

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

Motto

In undis per undas pro vita^[source]

—

Status

Active^[source]

Type

submarine rescue ship^[source]

Offshore Petroleum Distribution System^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

2 x GEM Elettronica navigation radars AN/SPN-748^[source]

—

Armament

2 × Oerlikon 20/70 mm or Browning M2HB 12,7 mm^[source]

—

Notes

- flight deck - retractile hangar for one medium helicopter ( AB-212 class) - 1 x 12 t crane - 1 × 6 t crane^[source]

—

Namesake

—

Kenneth Ray Wheeler^[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]