ANaval support & landing craft
Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target ship
Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)
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ANaval support & landing craft
Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)
BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source68 m (223 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target ship | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Power | — | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] |
| Ordered | Late 2000s[source] | — |
| Awarded | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Laid down | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Launched | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Completed | Since early 2010s |
9.1m[source]
Displacement
Single sourceLight Load inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load
Single sourceLight Load 4760 kg inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load 6000 kg[source]
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[source]
Maximum; " (CRC)
Single sourceMaximum; Light load Full load
Single sourceMaximum; (ORC); "up to
Single sourceLight load 39 knots, Full load 32 knots (ORC); "up to 40 knots" (CRC)[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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| Commissioned | Since early 2010s[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | Type 917 torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / target ship (AGT)[source] | — |
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| Built | Early 2010s[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Dachou[source] | — |
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| Type | Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)[source] | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
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| Propulsion | Marine Diesel[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Navigation radar[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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