ARA Patagonia (B-1)
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| Image:ARA Patagonia.jpg ARA Patagonia (ex-Durance (A629)) in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina] | |
| Career (France) | Image:Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg |
|---|---|
| Name: | Durance |
| Namesake: | Durance |
| Fate: | Sold of Argentina |
| Career (Argentina) | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg |
| Name: | ARA Patagonia |
| Namesake: | Patagonia |
| Fate: | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Durance class tanker |
| Displacement: | 7600 tonnes (empty) 17800 tonnes (full load) |
| Length: | 157.2 m |
| Beam: | 21.2 m |
| Draught: | 8.65 metres (average) 10.80 metres full load |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Two Pielstick 16 PC2-5 V 400 diesel engines, two shafts |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Range: | 9000 nm at 15 knots |
| Boats and landing craft carried: | 1 LCVP 1 9-metre boat |
| Complement: | 8 officers
62 non-commissioned officers 89 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 2 DRBN 34 radars |
| Armament: | 1 Bofors 40 mm guns 6 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns 1 Simbad Mistral missile launcher |
| Aviation facilities: | Medium helicopter pad |
The Durance (A629) was the lead ship of the Durance class of multi-product replenishment oilers, designed and built for service in the French Navy.
She was sold to the Argentine Navy in 1999, and is now known as the ARA Patagonia (B-1).
B1ARAPatagonia.jpg
Durance class (B-1) ARA Patagonia |
ja:パタゴニア (補給艦)
