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
BNaval support & landing craft
At a glance
Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2
SAS Protealarger 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 | SAS Protea |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | — |
| 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) |
79.3 m (260.2 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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 | — | SAS Protea[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Protea flower[source] |
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| Launched | — | 14 July 1971[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 23 May 1972[source] |
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| Home port | — | Simonstown[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 7114707 MMSI number : 460100020 Callsign : ZTRX[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2023[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Hecla -class survey vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4 x 12-cylinder MTU diesels geared to one shaft and controllable-pitch propeller[source] |
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