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Boraida-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source135 m (442 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boraida-class replenishment oiler | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | Boraida class[source] | — |
| Builders | La Ciotat shipyard, Marseille , France[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Saudi Navy[source] | — |
| Built | 1983–1984[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Displacement
Single sourcefull load
Single source10,700 t (10,500 long tons ) 11,400 t (11,200 long tons) (full load)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Replenishment oiler[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × CSEE Naja optronic fire control directors 2 × CSEE Lynx optical sights[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 x twin Breda Bofors 40 mm/70 guns[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 x Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin or 1 x Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France[source] | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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