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 | Solgae 631-class LCAC |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | — |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | HJ Shipbuilding & Construction[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] | Air-cushioned landing craft[source] |
Solgae 631-class LCAClarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
27.9 m (91 ft 6 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]
Empty
Single sourcefull load
Single sourceBars 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] | 2 × K6 12.7 mm machine guns[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 | South Korea[source] South Korea[source] |
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| Name | — | Solgae 631 class[source] |
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| Operators | — | Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × Vericor ETF40B gas turbines[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Up to 55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons)[source] |
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100 t (98 long tons; 110 short tons) (empty), 155 t (153 long tons; 171 short tons) (full load)[source]