DURANCE CLASS AOR'S
Displacement, full load 17,800 tons (A-629, 607) / 17,900 tons (A-608, 630, 631)
Displacement, light load 7600 tons
Dimensions 157.2 x 21.2 x Draft 8.65 (average) / 10.8 (full load)
(515.7 x 69.5 x 35.5 feet)
Propulsion 2 Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400 diesel, 2 shafts, 20,760 bhp,
Speed 19 knots
Endurance 9,000 nautical miles (@ 15 knots)
Aviation aft helo deck and hangar for 1 light helicopter
Cargo varies; approx. 10,000 tons fuels, provisions, munitions, spares
10,000 ton Marine diesel
500 ton aviation kerosene
130 ton drinking water
170 ton food dry
150 ton ammunition
150 ton backup materials and parts
Electronics DRBN-34 navigation radar
AN/SQL-25 towed torpedo countermeasure systems
Armament 1 x Bofors 40 mm,
2 x Oerlikon 20 mm (A-629, 607)
2 x M-2 12.7 mm MG
Simbad dual-mounted short-range air defense missile launchers
1 (A-629, 607) / 3 (A-608, 630,631)
Shipboard boats 1 x LCVP personnel transport * 1
1 x 9m transport boats * 1
2 x RHIB speedboat
Aviation facilities Aft helicopter deck and hangar
Crew 142 - 159 (including 62 civil employees)
Não consegui descobrir qual a capacidade de transporte extra crew para militares/civis além dos já muitos 159, tripulantes !!!
Operações Aterragens/Descolagens, no deck de voo para EH101, estão fora de questão !
Helis operados nestes Navios pelas diversas Marinhas que os possuem :
French Navy westland Lynx e SNIA alouette III
RAN westland sea king
Argentine Navy sikorsky s-61 H-3
Cumprimentos