Royal Marine VSV

Class overview
Builders	Halmatic Ltd
Operators	Royal Marines
Built	2002?
General characteristics
Type	VSV
Displacement	7.25 long tons (7.37 t) (16m variant); 19.75 long tons (20.07 t) (22m variant);
Length	52.5 feet (16.0 m) (16m variant); 75 feet (23 m) (22m variant);
Beam	9.25 feet (2.82 m) (16m variant); 14.25 feet (4.34 m) (22m variant);
Draught	3.25 feet (0.99 m) (16m variant); 3.75 feet (1.14 m) (22m variant);
Propulsion	Twin 660/750 bhp diesel (16m variant); Twin 1,000/2,000 bhp diesel (22m variant);
Speed	60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph)+ (both variants)
Range	3,000 litres (660 imp gal; 790 US gal) (16m variant); 3,000 litres (660 imp gal; 790 US gal)+ (22m variant);
Troops	Space for some troops
Complement	Up to three
Armament	GPMGs, 20mm cannon
Notes	Air portable

The Royal Marine VSV is a Very Slender Vessel in British service.

A small number of the craft were built for service with the Royal Marines and Special Boat Service.^[1] They were built in two versions, known as the VSV 16m 145 class and the follow-up version, the VSV 22m.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Cocker, Maurice (2006). Coastal forces vessels of the Royal Navy from 1865. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 075243862X.

[Cocker-1] Cocker, Maurice (2006). Coastal forces vessels of the Royal Navy from 1865. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 075243862X.

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