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BNaval support & landing craft
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Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
SAS Protealarger 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 Protea |
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| Displacement | — | 2,750 tons[source] |
| Complement | — | 124, including 10 officers[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 |
79.3 m (260.2 ft)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source16 knots (30 km/h)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[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 Protea[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Protea flower[source] |
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| Launched | — | 14 July 1971[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 23 May 1972[source] |
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| Home port | — | Simonstown[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 7114707 MMSI number : 460100020 Callsign : ZTRX[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2023[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Hecla -class survey vessel[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 4 x 12-cylinder MTU diesels geared to one shaft and controllable-pitch propeller[source] |
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