Offshore Raiding Craft vs Storebro SB90E

ANaval support & landing craft

Offshore Raiding Craft

small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols

BNaval support & landing craft

Storebro SB90E

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Offshore Raiding CraftLength

9.1 m

Length source ↗

Storebro SB90ELength

11.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Offshore Raiding Craftlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Storebro SB90Elarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+31%
Displacement+20%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

6 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

9.1m

11.9m

Length+31%

All recorded figures & sources

9.1 m

Length

Single source

9.1m^[source]

11.9 m

Length

Single source

11.9 m^[source]

2.9m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

2.9 m

Beam

Single source

2.9m^[source]

2.9 m

Beam

Single source

2.90 m^[source]

690mmLoaded

700mmDraft

DraughtScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.56 m

Light

Single source

0.69 m

Loaded

Single source

Light 0.56 m, Loaded 0.69 m^[source]

0.7 m

Draft

Single source

0.7 m^[source]

Displacement+20%

All recorded figures & sources

6 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

4.76 tonnes

Light Load inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load

Single source

Light Load 4760 kg inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load 6000 kg^[source]

7.2 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

7.2 t^[source]

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Complement

All recorded figures & sources

12 people

Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)

Single source

12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)^[source]

74km/hMaximum; " (CRC)

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

74.08 km/h

Maximum; " (CRC)

Single source

72.228 km/h

Maximum; Light load Full load

Single source

59.264 km/h

Maximum; (ORC); "up to

Single source

Light load 39 knots, Full load 32 knots (ORC); "up to 40 knots" (CRC)^[source]

> 370kmIn excess of ORC and CRC

Approx. 200 nm

Range

All recorded figures & sources

> 370 km

In excess of ORC and CRC

Single source

In excess of 200 nautical miles (370 km) (ORC and CRC)^[source]

Approx. 200 nm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Offshore Raiding Craft and Storebro SB90E configuration
Specification	Offshore Raiding Craft	Storebro SB90E
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)^[source]	—
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	—
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30	Sweden^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 3, cell 4; revision 1352350158; retrieved 2026-09-30
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · People's Republic of China Reported operator · Sweden

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Offshore Raiding Craft

Storebro SB90E

Power

Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.^[source]

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Builders

Holyhead Marine Services^[source]

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Active

Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)^[source]

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Type

Fast Assault Craft^[source]

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Armament

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

Sweden^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 3, cell 4; revision 1352350158; retrieved 2026-09-30

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · People's Republic of China
Reported operator · Sweden