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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Bay-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Bay class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Austal[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Archer class · Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) 42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph) (Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted)[source]
25 knots[source]Archer class
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1985–present[source] | — |
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on fo'c'sle (" for but not with ") 3 × General purpose machine guns ( Tracker , Raider , Dasher & Pursuer )[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| In service | — | 1999–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] |
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