page_title: Durance-class tanker
hierarchical_section_title: Durance-class tanker
caption_attribution_description: The French Marine Nationale Durance-class replenishment oiler Meuse (A607) transits the Arabian Gulf during a vertical replenishment with the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on 2 March 2015. A Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 "Red Lions" is visible in flight above Meuse.
context_page_description: The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy. Besides the five ships built for the French Navy, a sixth was built for the Royal Australian Navy, while the lead ship of the class currently serves with the Argentine Navy. Two ships of a similar but smaller design are in service with the Royal Saudi Navy as the Boraida-class replenishment oilers.
  In French Navy service the ships were used with the Force d'action navale. The last three French ships were built to a modified design with increased space for command operations. The three ships are used as flagships for French naval forces in the Indian Ocean. In 2009, Somme repelled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia. In 2014, a second French ship was removed from service. In 2019, the Australian ship was taken out of service.
context_section_description: The Durance class is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the French Navy. Besides the five ships built for the French Navy, a sixth was built for the Royal Australian Navy, while the lead ship of the class currently serves with the Argentine Navy. Two ships of a similar but smaller design are in service with the Royal Saudi Navy as the Boraida-class replenishment oilers.
  In French Navy service the ships were used with the Force d'action navale (FAR, "Naval Action Force"). The last three French ships were built to a modified design with increased space for command operations. The three ships are used as flagships for French naval forces in the Indian Ocean. In 2009, Somme repelled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia. In 2014, a second French ship was removed from service. In 2019, the Australian ship was taken out of service.
caption: Meuse in the Arabian Sea, 2 March 2015
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