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
BNaval support & landing craft
Dive tender (YDT) & General purpose research ship (AGE)
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | Type 904 dive tender |
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| 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] | Dive tender (YDT) & General purpose research ship (AGE)[source] |
| Armament | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers , Gau mini gun[source] |
Beam
Single source2.9m[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]
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[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.
Unarmed[source] |
| Armour | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional)[source] | None[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 | China[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Yan Qian class[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Marine Diesel[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | None[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | None[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | None[source] |
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