Boraida-class replenishment oiler
Boraida underway in the Red Sea in 1991 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Boraida class |
| Builders | La Ciotat shipyard, Marseille, France |
| Operators | Royal Saudi Navy |
| Built | 1983–1984 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 135 m (442 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 140 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | 2 x twin Breda Bofors 40 mm/70 guns |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin or 1 x Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
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The Boraida class is a ship class of two replenishment oilers built for the Royal Saudi Navy by CN la Ciotat at Marseille, France. It is a modified version of the French Durance-class replenishment ship. They were constructed in 1983 and entered service in 1984. The two ships are based at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.