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Archer class · Length
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| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Cougar-class speedboat |
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| Power | — | Diesel[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
(training) 12 (operational)
Single source20 (training) 12 (operational)[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] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[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] | 2 × 12.7mm machine guns[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2007–present[source] |
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