French tanker Var

	Var underway on 4 December 2006
History
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	MMSI number: 228781000; Callsign: FBVA; Pennant number: A 608;
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics of French ships
Type	Durance-class replenishment oiler and command ship
Displacement	7,900 t (7,800 long tons) standard; 18,800 t (18,500 long tons) (full load);
Length	157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)
Beam	21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught	8.65 m (28 ft 5 in) standard; 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) full load;
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines; 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp);
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 and ; processing systems	2 x DRBN 34 radars
Armament	1 x Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L60 gun; 4 x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine guns; 3 x Simbad Mistral missile launcher;
Aviation facilities	Medium helicopter pad

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.

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