Offshore Raiding Craft
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Holyhead Marine Services |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fast Assault Craft |
| Displacement: | Light Load 4760 kg inc fuel & 2 crew & armour, Full load 6000 kg |
| Length: | 9.1m |
| Beam: | 2.9m |
| Draught: | Light 0.56 m, Loaded 0.69 m |
| Propulsion: | Twin Steyr M0256K43 high speed diesel engines each developing 250Hp/184Kw at 4300rpm. |
| Speed: | Light load 39 knots, Full load 32 knots |
| Range: | In excess of 200 nautical miles (370 km) |
| Complement: | 12 Royal Marines (1 driver, 3 gunners, 8 fully equipped troops) |
| Armament: | Fwd; single or twin GPMG. Aft 2 off; .50 cal, GPMG or 40mm grenade launchers, Gau mini gun |
| Armour: | Dynema ballistic protection to defeat 7.62mm x 39 Ball at 20m. (optional) |
Royal Marines Offshore Raiding Craft during exercise Corsican Lion in 2012. Note the two ORCs -top and bottom right- fitted with armour.
The Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) is a small, fast boat used by the Royal Marines for troop insertion, and patrols.[1] The ORC is primarily used when undertaking strategic raiding missions, where speed and covertness is desired. However, it is equally capable when conducting larger scale amphibious operations alongside the larger and more traditional LCACs, LCUs and LCVPs. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ "9m Offshore Raiding Craft". Amgram. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ Royal Marines - Landing Craft, royalnavy.mod.uk, Retrieved 15 June 2014
External links
- Royal Marines - Landing Craft (royalnavy.mod.uk)
- Video - HMS Bulwark - Offshore Raiding Craft (youtube.com)
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