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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
oa
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | Simón Bolívar (barque) |
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| Displacement | — | 1260 tons[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 | training vessel[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 | — |
270 ft (82 m) oa[source]
full load
Single source14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) full load[source]
plus 87 cadets
Single source110 plus 87 cadets[source]
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Name | — | Simón Bolívar[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Simón Bolívar[source] |
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| Builder | — | Astilleros Celaya S.A., Bilbao[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 1978[source] |
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| Launched | — | 21 November 1979[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 12 August 1980[source] |
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| Home port | — | La Guaira[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : BE-11 IMO number : 7825992[source] |
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| Status | — | Active as of 2018[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Steel class "A" tall ship[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 Detroit diesel 12V-149t[source] |
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| Sail plan | — | Barque 1650 m 2 of sail[source] |
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