Rigid Raider vs Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship

ANaval support & landing craft

Rigid Raider

fast raiding and assault craft

BNaval support & landing craft

Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship

Damen

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Rigid RaiderLength

6.5 m

Length source ↗

Type 917 torpedo retriever/target shipLength

63.68 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 917 torpedo retriever/target shiplarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+880%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

2 of 34 rows sourced on both sides

6.5m

63.68m

Length+880%

All recorded figures & sources

6.5 m

Length

Single source

6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)^[source]

63.68 m

Length

Single source

63.68 m (208 ft 11 in)^[source]

1.9m

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Width

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

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Beam

All recorded figures & sources

9 m

Beam

Single source

9 m (29 ft 6 in)^[source]

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2.8mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

2.8 m

Draft

Single source

2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)^[source]

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720t

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

720 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

720 t (710 long tons ; 790 short tons )^[source]

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24km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

24 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)^[source]

> 220kmIn excess of

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

> 220 km

In excess of

Single source

In excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)^[source]

180kW6-cylinder turbo-diesel

2 diesel engines each @ 1,100 bhp (820 kW)

Power

All recorded figures & sources

180 kW

6-cylinder turbo-diesel

Single source

6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)^[source]

2 diesel engines each @ 1,100 bhp (820 kW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Rigid Raider and Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship configuration
Specification	Rigid Raider	Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship
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	—
Ordered	—	Late 1980s^[source]
Awarded	—	Early 1990s^[source]
Builder	—	4 different shipyards^[source]
Laid down	—	Since early 1990s^[source]
Launched	—	Since early 1990s^[source]
Commissioned	—	Early 1990s to 2007^[source]
Maiden voyage	—	Early 1990s^[source]
In service	—	Since early 1990s^[source]
Status	—	Active^[source]
Operators	—	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 803 torpedo retriever^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Dachou class torpedo retriever/target ship^[source]
Built	—	Early 1990s to 2007^[source]
Class & type	—	Damen^[source]
Type	—	Range support vessel / target ship (AGT) / Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR)^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Navigation radar^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	None^[source]
Armament	—	Small caliber guns^[source]
Armour	—	None^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	None^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	None^[source]
Source measurement	—	Propulsion: 8300CZ marine diesels @ 1100 hp x 2^[source]Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Rigid Raider

Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship

Troops

10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)^[source]

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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

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Ordered

—

Late 1980s^[source]

Awarded

—

Early 1990s^[source]

Builder

—

4 different shipyards^[source]

Laid down

—

Since early 1990s^[source]

Launched

—

Since early 1990s^[source]

Commissioned

—

Early 1990s to 2007^[source]

Maiden voyage

—

Early 1990s^[source]

In service

—

Since early 1990s^[source]

Status

—

Active^[source]

Operators

—

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 803 torpedo retriever^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Dachou class torpedo retriever/target ship^[source]

Built

—

Early 1990s to 2007^[source]

Class & type

—

Damen^[source]

Type

—

Range support vessel / target ship (AGT) / Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Navigation radar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

None^[source]

Armament

—

Small caliber guns^[source]

Armour

—

None^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

None^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

None^[source]

Source measurement

—

Propulsion: 8300CZ marine diesels @ 1100 hp x 2^[source]Type 917 torpedo retriever/target ship · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage