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BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Beidiao 991larger figure on 3 of 3
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source64 m (210 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beidiao 991 | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Name | Beidiao 991[source] | — |
| Namesake | North Investigation 991[source] | — |
| Builder | CSIC[source] | — |
| Commissioned | April 2008[source] | — |
| In service | 2008[source] | — |
| Home port | Dalian[source] |
9.1m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | Multipurpose research ship (AGE)[source] | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
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| Propulsion | Marine Diesel[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 7 days[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
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| Active | — | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 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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