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BNaval support & landing craft
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Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
SAS Drakensberglarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | SAS Drakensberg |
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| Displacement | — | 12,500 tons full load (6,000 tons light)[source] |
| Speed | — | 21+ knots[source] |
| 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 |
147 m (482 ft)[source]
officers, 101 enlisted
Single source14 officers, 101 enlisted[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Name | — | SAS Drakensberg[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Drakensberg mountain range[source] |
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| Operator | — | South African Navy[source] |
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| Builder | — | Sandock-Austral , Durban[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 30 August 1984[source] |
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| Launched | — | 24 April 1986[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 11 November 1987[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 8644060 MMSI number : 460100910 Callsign : ZTRP[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Replenishment oiler (AOR)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 4× Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ; 6 × 12,7 mm Browning machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2× Atlas Oryx helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 2 hangars[source] |
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