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 | Rainier-class harbor tug |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | — |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, Washington[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] | Tug boat[source] |
Rainier-class harbor tuglarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
27.42 m (90 ft 0 in)[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.
| 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 | United States[source] United States[source] |
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| Operators | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Valiant -class harbor tug[source] |
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| Built | — | 2019–2022[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2020–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Depth | — | 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 × CAT 3512E main engines with Schottel 1012 Z-Drives[source] |
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