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BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Berlin-class replenishment shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Berlin-class replenishment ship | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Crew | 159 (max. 233 bzw. 267 inkl. Sanitätspersonal)[source] | — |
| Power | 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines , 10,555 kilowatts (14,154 bhp ) 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch five-bladed propellers 1 × bow thruster 4 × diesel generators[source] | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] |
| Builders | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Peene-Werft Seaspan Marine Corporation[source] | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
| Operators | German Navy Royal Canadian Navy (future)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.1m[source]
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[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.
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| Preceded by | Protecteur class (Canada) Elbe class (Germany)[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2001–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | 2 (RCN)[source] | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] |
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
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| Endurance | 45 days[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )[source] | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] Germany[source] | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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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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