ANaval support & landing craft
Offshore Raiding Craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
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ANaval support & landing craft
small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols
At a glance
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.1m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | PO-class transport ship |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 2 Burmeister & Wain diesel engines, 2,600 kilowatts (3,480 bhp), 2 Shafts, 3 auxiliary engines[source] |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | BSO Split[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
PO-class transport shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
58.2 m (190 ft 11 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Auxiliary ship[source] |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] | Guns and missiles: Missiles: 2 x MTU-4 Strela-2M 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile 2 "Svitac" flare rocket lunchers Guns: 1 20/4 M-75 20mm gun 1 40mm Bofors L70 Bofors 40 mm gun Autocannon[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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| Name | — | PO class[source] |
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| Operators | — | Yugoslav Navy Montenegrin Navy[source] |
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| Built | — | 1982-1984[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Capacity | — | 150 fully armed troops Six tanks Water 38 tones Fuel 76 tones[source] |
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| Armor | — | Splinter plating[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | PO class[source] |
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