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 1
Simón Bolívar (barque)larger figure on 1 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]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | Simón Bolívar (barque) |
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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 |
270 ft (82 m) oa[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]
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.
training vessel[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 | — |
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| Name | — | Simón Bolívar[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Simón Bolívar[source] |
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| Builder | — | Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 1978[source] |
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| Launched | — | 21 November 1979[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 12 August 1980[source] |
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| Home port | — | La Guaira[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : BE-11 IMO number : 7825992[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2018[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Steel class "A" tall ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 Detroit diesel 12V-149t[source] |
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| Sail plan | — | Barque 1650 m 2 of sail[source] |
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