French tanker Var
Var underway on 4 December 2006 | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Var |
| Namesake | Var |
| Builder | Brest Arsenal, Brest |
| Laid down | 8 May 1979 |
| Launched | 1 June 1981 |
| Commissioned | 29 January 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 2021 |
| Homeport | Toulon |
| Identification |
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| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics of French ships | |
| Type | Durance-class replenishment oiler and command ship |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 157.2 m (515 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) |
| Draught |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 162 |
| Sensors & processing systems | 2 x DRBN 34 radars |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Medium helicopter pad |
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Var was a Durance-class command and replenishment tanker (French: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, Var was configured as a flagship and served as such in the Indian Ocean. The ship was laid down on 8 May 1979 by Brest Arsenal at their yard in Brest, France. She was launched on 1 June 1981, commissioned on 29 January 1983 and assigned to the Force d'action navale (FAN, "Naval Action Force"). Var took part in several multi-national operations. The tanker was decommissioned on 1 July 2021.