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 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
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 | Rigid Raider |
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| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | — |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | — |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] | — |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] | — |
| Armour | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional)[source] | — |
| Role | small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Displacement
Single sourceLight Load inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load
Single sourceLight Load 4760 kg inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load 6000 kg[source]
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[source]
Maximum; " (CRC)
Single sourceMaximum; Light load Full load
Single sourceMaximum; (ORC); "up to
Single sourceLight load 39 knots, Full load 32 knots (ORC); "up to 40 knots" (CRC)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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