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Endurance vs Osumi

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Specifications
Endurance Osumi
Origin 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Amphibious vessel Amphibious vessel
Type Landing platform dock Tank landing ship
Manufacturer ST Engineering (Marine) Mitsui
Year introduced 2000 1998
Number built 5 units 3 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 8,500 tons 8,900 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 22.0 knots
Range 5,000 nm at 15 knots NA
Length 141.0 m 178.0 m
Beam 21.0 m 25.8 m
Crew 65 137
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Armament & Systems
Endurance Osumi
Armament
  • 2 × Simbad twin launcher mounts for Mistral missiles
  • 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm super rapid gun
  • 2 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2
  • 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm HMGs
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × M2 Browning machine gun
Propulsion Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 2 × Ruston 16RK 270 diesels, each producing 5,500 kW (7,400 hp), coupled to two Kamewa controllable-pitch propellers 2 × Mitsui 16V42M-A Diesel, 26,000 bhp (19,000 kW), 2 shafts, 1 × bow thruster

Overview

The Endurance and the Osumi are both Amphibious vessel classes.

Displacement is 8,500 tons for the Endurance vs 8,900 tons for the Osumi. The Endurance reaches 15 knots vs 22 knots for the Osumi. The Endurance carries a crew of 65 vs 137 for the Osumi.

The Endurance was produced in 5 units vs 3 for the Osumi. The Endurance was commissioned in 2000, 2 years after the Osumi (1998).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Endurance-class or Osumi-class?
The Osumi-class has greater displacement at 8,900 tons compared to the Endurance-class's 8,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Endurance-class or Osumi-class?
The Osumi-class is faster with a maximum speed of 22 knots compared to the Endurance-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Endurance-class or Osumi-class?
The Endurance-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Osumi-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Endurance-class or Osumi-class?
The Osumi-class is longer at 178.0 meters compared to the Endurance-class's 141.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Endurance-class and Osumi-class have?
The Osumi-class has a larger crew complement of 137 compared to the Endurance-class's 65 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Endurance-class or Osumi-class?
The Endurance-class has been built in greater numbers with 5 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Osumi-class.