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ANaval support & landing craft
(As Built) Army Freight and Supply (FS) (Initial Navy) Light Cargo Ship (AKL) (As Converted) Environmental Research Ship
BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Banner-class environmental research shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source177 ft (54 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Banner-class environmental research ship | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Power | 2 x 500 hp (370 kW) GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines[source] | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] |
| Name | Banner class[source] | — |
| Builders | Kewaunee Shipbuilding and Engineering Corporation, Kewaunee, Wisconsin Higgins Industries , New Orleans, Louisiana[source] | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | — |
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.1m[source]
In excess of ORC and CRC
Single sourceIn excess of 200 nautical miles (370 km) (ORC and CRC)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Subclasses | None[source] | — |
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| Built | 1944[source] | — |
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| In service | 1945–Present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | (As Built) Army Freight and Supply (FS) (Initial Navy) Light Cargo Ship (AKL) (As Converted) Environmental Research Ship[source] | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × M2 Browning .50-caliber machine guns, small arms[source] | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] |
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| Armour | — | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional)[source] |
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| Role | — | small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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