ANaval support & landing craft
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ANaval support & landing craft
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SAS Protealarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source79.3 m (260.2 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | SAS Protea | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | SAS Protea[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Namesake | Protea flower[source] | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
| Launched | 14 July 1971[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 23 May 1972[source] | — |
| Home port | Simonstown[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source17,000 nmi (31,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Galliano[source] |
| Identification | IMO number : 7114707 MMSI number : 460100020 Callsign : ZTRX[source] | IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
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| Status | Active as of 2023[source] | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | Hecla -class survey vessel[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | 4 x 12-cylinder MTU diesels geared to one shaft and controllable-pitch propeller[source] | diesel engine[source] |
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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Builder | — | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
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| Completed | — | 2007[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Type | — | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[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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