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BNaval support & landing craft
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | ROCS Ta Kuan |
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| Troops | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] | — |
| Role | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
| Name | — | Ta Kuan[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
| Builder | — | Fincantieri[source] |
Width
Single source1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[source]
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
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| Launched | — | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Commissioned | — | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : (AGS-1601)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Status | — | Active[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Class & type | — | Alliance -class research ship[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engines, generators (wartsila, MAN ?)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
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| National origin | — | Taiwan[source] |
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