FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceArcher class · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class patrol vessel | Hamilton-class cutter |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 2 × 550KW GM 8-645 diesel generators 1 × 500KW Solar Model 101506-2001 gas generator[source] CODOG system 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-12 12-cylinder diesel engines generating 7,000 hp (5,200 kW) and 2 × Pratt & Whittney FT4A-6 gas turbines producing 36,000 hp (27,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Archer class[source] | Hamilton class[source] |
| Builders | Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company[source] | Avondale Shipyards[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Royal Oman Police |
Hamilton-class cutterlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source378 ft (115 m)[source]
Maximum; Archer class · Speed
Single sourceMaximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
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; via gas turbines
Single source29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) via gas turbines[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scimitar class ; Cutlass class[source] | Legend-class cutter[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 1985–present[source] | 1967–present[source] |
|---|
| Active | 17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)[source] | Serving in other countries: 2 Bangladesh Navy 2 Nigerian Navy 3 Philippine Navy 2 Sri Lanka Navy 3 Vietnam Coast Guard[source] |
|---|
| Type | Patrol boat & training vessel[source] | High endurance cutter / Large patrol vessel[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | Decca 1216 navigation radar[source] | AN/SPS-40E Air Search Radar AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar AN/SQS-35 Active/Passive towed IVDS Sonar AN/WLR-1H Electronic Support Surveillance Equipment MK 92 fire-control system Mk 56 fire-control system TACAN[source] |
|---|
| 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 × OTO Melara Mark 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × 25 mm Mk38 1 × MK 15 Block 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 caliber machine guns[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
|---|
| Preceded by | — | Treasury-class cutter[source] |
|---|
| Built | — | 1965–1972[source] |
|---|
| Planned | — | 12[source] |
|---|
| Completed | — | 12[source] |
|---|
| Retired | — | 12 United States Coast Guard[source] |
|---|
| Endurance | — | 45 days[source] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × MK 36 SRBOC launcher system[source] |
|---|
| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × MH-65 Helicopter[source] |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck and Hangar[source] |
|---|
| Former operator · United States Coast Guard | — | United States Coast Guard[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators | — |
|
|---|