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Spanish oiler Cantabrialarger figure on 2 of 2
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source174.0 m (570.9 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Spanish oiler Cantabria | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Power | 2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45, 10,890 kW (14,600 hp), single propeller shaft, controllable-pitch propeller[source] | — |
| Name | Cantabria[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Ordered | July 2005[source] | — |
| Builder | Puerto Real , Cadiz[source] | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
| Cost | € 238 million[source] |
349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
Range
Single source6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Laid down | 18 July 2007[source] | — |
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| Launched | 21 July 2008[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 29 September 2010[source] | — |
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| Identification | IMO number : 9517604 MMSI number : 225383000 Callsign : EBAS Pennant number : A15[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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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Capacity | 8,920 m 3 (315,000 cu ft) of ship fuel 1,585 m 3 (56,000 cu ft) of JP-5 215 m 3 (7,600 cu ft) of fresh water 280 tons of ammunition 470 tons of general cargo[source] | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | EID ICCS integrated communications control system[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ( Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or NHIndustries NH90 ) –3 ( Agusta-Bell AB.212 ) helicopters[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | hangar and flight deck[source] | — |
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| Namesake | — | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[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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| Propulsion | — | diesel engine[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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