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Tide-class tankerlarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 920 hospital shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Tide-class tanker | Type 920 hospital ship |
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| Name | Tide class[source] | — |
| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[source] | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Operators | Royal Fleet Auxiliary[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[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) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
590.5 ft (180.0 m)(full)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Built | 2014–2018[source] | — |
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| In service | 2017[source] | 2008–present[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] | Hospital ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | Combined diesel-electric or diesel (CODELOD)[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Wildcat or AgustaWestland Merlin[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Enclosed Merlin-capable hangar Large Chinook -capable flight deck[source] | Hangar Helicopter pad[source] |
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| Building | — |
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