ANaval support & landing craft
Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
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ANaval support & landing craft
BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Power | 4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)[source] | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] |
| Builders | Avondale Shipyard[source] | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
| Cost | US$ 265 million (1993) (equivalent to US$ 518.03 million in 2024)[source] | — |
| Built | 1993–2001[source] | — |
| In service |
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1998–[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 2 Active, 5 Ready Reserve Force[source] | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] |
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| Class & type | Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 380,000 sq ft (35,000 m 2 ), 1,000 wheeled or tracked military vehicles[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing area[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Type | — | Fast Assault Craft[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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