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Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Tide-class tankerlarger 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 | Tide-class tanker |
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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 | — | Tide class[source] |
| Builders | — | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[source] |
200.9 m (659 ft 1 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source39,000 t (38,000 long tons; 43,000 short tons)[source]
plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)
Single source63 plus 46 non-crew embarked persons (Royal Marines, flight crew, trainees)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[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.
| Operators | — | Royal Fleet Auxiliary[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Leaf class and Rover class[source] |
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| Cost | — | £ 452 million net (eventually £550 million net as no money was returned to the UK treasury) for 4 RFA vessels (hull build only) £ 137.5 million per RFA unit final (hull build only) NOK 1.32 billion for HNoMS Maud (FY 2013)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2014–2018[source] |
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| In service | — | 2017[source] |
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| Planned | — | 4 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] |
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| Completed | — | 4 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] |
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| Active | — | 3 (RFA), 1 (Norway)[source] |
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| Laid up | — | 1 (RFA) in extended readiness (uncrewed reserve)[source] |
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| Type | — | Fast fleet tanker[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Combined diesel-electric or diesel (CODELOD)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Tanks for diesel oil, aviation fuel (19,000 m³) and fresh water (1,400 m³) Lubrication oil stored in drums Stowage for up to 8 ft × 20 ft containers[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Kelvin Hughes Integrated Bridge System Servowatch IPMS System 3 × SharpEye radar[source] |
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| Armament | — | 2 × Phalanx CIWS (fitted for, depending on deployment) 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns (fitted for, depending on deployment)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × Wildcat or AgustaWestland Merlin[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Enclosed Merlin-capable hangar Large Chinook -capable flight deck[source] |
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