ANaval support & landing craft
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ANaval support & landing craft
At a glance
Fort Victoria-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger 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
full load
Single source32,300 long tons (32,818 t) full load[source]
RFA / 15 RN / 154 FAA / 24 RNSTS civilians
Single source95 RFA / 15 RN / 154 FAA / 24 RNSTS civilians[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler | Rigid Raider |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Fort Victoria class[source] | — |
| Builders | Harland & Wolff : Fort Victoria Swan Hunter : Fort George[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Fort Rosalie -class replenishment ship[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme[source] | — |
| Built | 1988–1991[source] | — |
| In commission | 1993–present[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Cancelled | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Scrapped | — | |
| Class & type | Replenishment oiler[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Radar Type 993 3D surveillance Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye navigation radar[source] | — |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | NATO Seagnat countermeasures launchers Type 182 towed decoy[source] | — |
| Armament | 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon / BMARC KAA guns in GAM-B01 mounts ( Sea Wolf SAM VLS ; originally envisaged but never fit)[source] | — |
| Aircraft carried | Up to 5 × Sea King or Merlin helicopters (3 in hangar)[source] | — |
| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |