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
Type 903 replenishment shiplarger 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 | Type 903 replenishment ship |
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| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 2 x SEMT Pielstick 16PC2 6V400 diesel engines; 2 shafts Total output: 24,000 hp (18,000 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Holyhead Marine Services[source] | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard[source] |
| Active | Several dozen CRC/ORC as of 2024 (troop-carrying and fire-support variants)[source] | 11[source] |
| Type | Fast Assault Craft[source] |
178.5 m (585 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Replenishment oiler[source] |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] | 4 × single-barrel 30 mm RCWS or 4 x twin 37 mm 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 | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 908[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 901[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2004[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 11[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 10,500 tons of fuel oil , 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Harbin Z-8 or Changhe Z-18[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar and flight deck[source] |
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