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Configuration
| Specification | Tide-class tanker | Type 912 degaussing/deperming ship |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Tide class[source] | — |
| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Leaf class and Rover class[source] | — |
| Cost | £ 452 million net (eventually £550 million net as no money was returned to the UK treasury) for 4 RFA vessels (hull build only) £ 137.5 million per RFA unit final (hull build only) NOK 1.32 billion for HNoMS Maud (FY 2013)[source] | — |
| Built |
Beam
Single source28.6 m (93 ft 10 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source39,000 t (38,000 long tons; 43,000 short tons)[source]
plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Single source63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Range
Single source18,200 nautical miles (33,700 km; 20,900 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2014–2018[source]
| — |
| In service | 2017[source] | — |
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| Planned | 4 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] | — |
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| Completed | 4 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] | — |
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| Active | 3 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] | — |
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| Laid up | 1 (RFA) in extended readiness (uncrewed reserve)[source] | — |
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| Type | Fast fleet tanker[source] | Degaussing / deperming ship (ADG)[source] |
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| Propulsion | Combined diesel-electric or diesel (CODELOD)[source] | Marine Diesel[source] |
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| Capacity | Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19,000 m³) and fresh water (1,400 m³) Lubrication oil stored in drums Stowage for up to 8 ft × 20 ft containers[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System Servowatch IPMS System 3 × SharpEye radar[source] | Navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS (fitted for, depending on deployment) 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns (fitted for, depending on deployment)[source] | Unarmed[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Wildcat or AgustaWestland Merlin[source] | None[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Enclosed Merlin-capable hangar Large Chinook -capable flight deck[source] | None[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | None[source] |
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| Armour | — | None[source] |
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