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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Archer class · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Flamant-class patrol vessel |
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| Power | — | 2 × 3,050 hp (2,274 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD 620 V16 diesel engines 2 × 930 hp (694 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD234 V12 diesel engines 2 × variable-pitch propellers[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | — |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, Cherbourg[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | French Navy[source] |
Flamant-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
o/a
Single source54 m (177 ft 2 in) o/a[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 source23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by |
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Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Patrouilleurs Hauturiers[source] |
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 1996–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 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 1 × 6.7 m (22 ft) Zodiac "Hurricane" RHIB[source] |
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300 tonnes (295 long tons) standard 477 tonnes (469 long tons) full load[source]