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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Type 991II · Length between perpendiculars (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | Type 991 cable layer |
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| Speed | — | Speed (k): 12[source]Type 991I · Speed (k) · source configuration Speed (k): 14[source]Type 991II · Speed (k) · source configuration |
| 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 |
Type 991II · Overall length (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceType 991II · Waterline (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceType 991I · Length between perpendiculars (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceType 991I · Overall length (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceType 991I · Waterline (m) · source configuration · Length
Single sourceOverall length (m): 54.6[source]Type 991I · Overall length (m) · source configuration
Length between perpendiculars (m): 48[source]Type 991I · Length between perpendiculars (m) · source configuration
Waterline (m): 50[source]Type 991I · Waterline (m) · source configuration
Overall length (m): 71.55[source]Type 991II · Overall length (m) · source configuration
Length between perpendiculars (m): 66[source]Type 991II · Length between perpendiculars (m) · source configuration
Waterline (m): 63[source]Type 991II · Waterline (m) · source configuration
Type 991I · Full load draft (m) · source configuration · Draft
Single sourceType 991II · Full load draft (m) · source configuration · Draft
Single sourceType 991I · Standard draft (m) · source configuration · Draft
Single sourceStandard draft (m): 2.6[source]Type 991I · Standard draft (m) · source configuration
Full load draft (m): 3.06[source]Type 991I · Full load draft (m) · source configuration
Full load draft (m): 3.6[source]Type 991II · Full load draft (m) · source configuration
Type 991I · Full load displacement (t) · source configuration · Displacement
Single sourceType 991II · Full load displacement (t) · source configuration · Displacement
Single sourceType 991I · Standard displacement (t) · source configuration · Displacement
Single sourceStandard displacement (t): 691[source]Type 991I · Standard displacement (t) · source configuration
Full load displacement (t): 850[source]Type 991I · Full load displacement (t) · source configuration
Full load displacement (t): 1327[source]Type 991II · Full load displacement (t) · source configuration
Type 991I · Crew · source configuration · Crew
Single source56[source]Type 991I · Crew · source configuration
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[source]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
Type 991I · Cable payload · source configuration · of 40 mm cable, 70 km long
Single sourceType 991II · Cable payload · source configuration · Payload
Single source270 t of 40 mm cable, 70 km long[source]Type 991I · Cable payload · source configuration
400 t[source]Type 991II · Cable payload · source configuration
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
China[source] |
| Moulded depth | — | Depth (m): 4.4[source]Type 991I · Depth (m) · source configuration Depth (m): 5.2[source]Type 991II · Depth (m) · source configuration |
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| Type | — | cable layers[source] |
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| Designer | — | 3rd Directorate of the 708th Institute (708所3室)[source]Type991I design institution only |
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| Builder | — | Guangzhou Shipyard[source]Type991I only, not Hudong-Zhonghua Type991II |
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| Cable-laying machinery | — | 10 ton (98.1 KN) EKM-20 cable laying machine[source]Type991I cable-laying machinery, not whole-ship mass |
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