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
Spanish oiler Cantabrialarger 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 | Spanish oiler Cantabria |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 2 diesel MAN 18V 40/45, 10,890 kW (14,600 hp), single propeller shaft, controllable-pitch propeller[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] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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174.0 m (570.9 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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 | — |
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| Name | — | Cantabria[source] |
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| Ordered | — | July 2005[source] |
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| Builder | — | Puerto Real , Cadiz[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 238 million[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 18 July 2007[source] |
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| Launched | — | 21 July 2008[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 29 September 2010[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9517604 MMSI number : 225383000 Callsign : EBAS Pennant number : A15[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 8,920 m 3 (315,000 cu ft) of ship fuel 1,585 m 3 (56,000 cu ft) of JP-5 215 m 3 (7,600 cu ft) of fresh water 280 tons of ammunition 470 tons of general cargo[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | EID ICCS integrated communications control system[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 ( Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or NHIndustries NH90 ) –3 ( Agusta-Bell AB.212 ) helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar and flight deck[source] |
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