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Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
Grachonok-class patrol boatlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Grachonok-class patrol boat |
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| Name | Archer class[source] | Grachonok class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Zelenodolsk Shipyard Vostochnaya Verf Vympel Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police[source] | Russian Navy Russian National Guard[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source31.04 m (101 ft 10 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 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.
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| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | 27?[source] |
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| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | Anti-saboteur boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | 2 × MTU or MWM-Deutz TBD620V12, Wärtsilä (other European or local Zvezda ZE, Kolomna) diesel engines[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | 1 × MR-231 Pal navigational radar 1 × Kalmar sonar 1 × MG-757 Anapa-M anti-saboteur towed 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 × 14.5 mm MTPU machine gun 1 × DP-64 anti-sabotage grenade launcher 1 × DP-65 remotely-controlled rocket grenade launcher system 1 × Igla MANPADS (4 missiles)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Built | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Building | — | 2 (as of 2025)[source] |
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| Completed | — | 28[source] |
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| Lost | — | 1?[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 5 days[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 × MTK-201M3 electronic-optical television system[source] |
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