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
USNS Guamlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)
Single source12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops)[source]
In excess of ORC and CRC
Single sourceIn excess of 200 nautical miles (370 km) (ORC and CRC)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Offshore Raiding Craft | USNS Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Power | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm.[source] | 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M70[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] | Ferry[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 | — |
| Name | — | Huakai[source] |
| Owner | — | Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)[source] |
| Operator | — | Hawaii Superferry (2007-2009) U.S. Maritime Administration (2009-2012)[source] |
| Port of registry | — | Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.[source] |
| Builder | — | Austal USA[source] |
| Cost | — | US$ 88M[source] |
| Yard number | — | 616[source] |
| Launched | — | September 29, 2008[source] |
| Completed | — | September 2008[source] |
| Fate | — | Transferred to United States Navy in 2012[source] |
| Notes | — | Never entered commercial service[source] |
| Christened | — | 27 April 2019[source] |
| Identification | — | IMO number : 9328924 MMSI number : 369466000 Callsign : NGUM[source] |
| Decks | — | |
| Deck clearance | — | 14 ft (4.3 m)[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 4 x Rolls-Royce KaMeWa 125MkII waterjets[source] |
| Capacity | — | 866 passengers, 282 cars[source] |