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Measured figures
overall length
Single sourcewaterline length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gorch Fock-class barque | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | Gorch Fock class[source] | — |
| Builders | Blohm & Voss[source] | — |
| Operators | German Navy Portuguese Navy Romanian Naval Forces United States Coast Guard[source] | — |
| Built | 1933–1958[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed |
74 m (242 ft 9 in) – 89 m (292 ft 0 in) ( overall length ) 62 m (203 ft 5 in) – 70 m (229 ft 8 in) ( waterline length )[source]
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Height
Single source41.3 m (135 ft 6 in) – 45.3 m (148 ft 7 in)[source]
Draught
Single source4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) – 5 m (16 ft 5 in)[source]
1,500 LT
Single source1,720 LT
Single source1,500 t (1,500 LT ) – 1,750 t (1,720 LT )[source]
permanent crew
Single source67–78 (permanent crew)[source]
Maximum; Over with sails
Single sourceOver 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (with sails)[source]
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Sail training barque[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Sails , auxiliary diesel engine[source] | — |
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| Sail plan | 3 masts, 23 sails 1,800 m 2 (19,000 sq ft) – 1,974 m 2 (21,250 sq ft) (sail area)[source] | — |
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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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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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