ANaval support & landing craft
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ANaval support & landing craft
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SAS Drakensberglarger figure on 1 of 3
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source147 m (482 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Drakensberg | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Power | 2×6600 kW B&W V12 engines driving a single variable-pitch propeller. Bow thruster[source] | — |
| Name | SAS Drakensberg[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Namesake | Drakensberg mountain range[source] | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
| Operator | South African Navy[source] | — |
| Builder | Sandock-Austral , Durban[source] |
349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[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.
Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
| 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] | IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
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| Status | in active service[source] | Active[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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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Completed | — | 2007[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Home port | — | Galliano[source] |
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| Type | — | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engine[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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