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
Powhatan-class tugboatlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.1m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | Powhatan-class tugboat |
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| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | Marinette Marine Corporation[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] | Fleet ocean tug[source] |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] |
226 ft (69 m)[source]
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[source]
civilians plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel (communications unit)
Single source16 civilians plus 4 U.S. Navy personnel (communications unit)[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.
| 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 | United States[source] United States[source] |
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| Name | — | Powhatan class[source] |
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| Operators | — | Military Sealift Command Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Abnaki -class fleet ocean tug[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Navajo -class salvage and rescue ship[source] |
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| Cost | — | 11.5–17.6 million USD (1980)[source] |
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| Built | — | 1976–1981[source] |
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| In service | — | 1979–1981[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Retired | — |
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