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BNaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
IRS-class tugboatlarger figure on 2 of 2
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.
Measured figures
Length
Single source34.54 m (113 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IRS-class tugboat | Offshore Raiding Craft |
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| Power | 2 x Wärtsilä Italia Spa Type W8L26 engines generating 2.4 MW power to drive Voith Schneider propulsion unit[source] | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] |
| Builders | Hindustan Shipyard Limited[source] | Holyhead Marine Services[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | — |
| Built | — | |
| Planned | 3 + 4 |
9.1m[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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| Completed | — |
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| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] |
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| Type | 50T bollard pull tugboat[source] | 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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| 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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