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Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Spanish oiler Patiñolarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | Spanish oiler Patiño |
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| Complement | — | 148, plus 19 air crew, plus 20 extra[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 | — |
| Name | — | Patiño[source] |
166 m (544 ft 7 in)[source]
Displacement
Single sourcefull load
Single source17,045 long tons (17,319 t) full load 5,762 long tons (5,854 t)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Namesake | — | José Patiño Rosales[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 26 December 1991[source] |
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| Builder | — | Navantia , Ferrol , Spain[source] |
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| Launched | — | 22 June 1994[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 16 June 1995[source] |
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| Home port | — | Ferrol[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : A14 MMSI number : 224503000 Callsign : EBBZ[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Type | — | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 × controllable pitch propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × Decca 2690 navigation radar EID ICCS 3 integrated communications control[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | URN-25A TACAN Aldebaran ESM / ECM system[source] |
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| Armament | — | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × Izar FABA Systems Meroka 20 mm close-in weapon system[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × SH-3D Sea King or 3 × AB 212[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 490 m 2 (5,300 sq ft) flight deck and hangar[source] |
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