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	10,700 t (10,500 long tons) 11,400 t (11,200 long tons) (full load)
Length	135 m (442 ft 11 in)
Beam	18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
Draught	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 x SEMT Pielstick 14 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 13,600 kW (18,200 hp) 2 × shafts
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 and processing systems	2 × CSEE Naja optronic fire control directors 2 × CSEE Lynx optical sights
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

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.