Archer-class patrol vessel vs Handalan-class missile boat

Archer-class patrol vessel — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Archer-class patrol vessel

Patrol boat & training vessel

Credit

LA(Phot) JJ Massey · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Handalan-class missile boat

Fast attack craft

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Archer-class patrol vesselLength

19.9 m

Length source ↗

Handalan-class missile boatLength

43.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Archer-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Handalan-class missile boatlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+119%
Beam+22%
Draught+26%
Speed+73%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

19.9m

43.6m

Length+119%

All recorded figures & sources

19.9 m

Length

Single source

20.8 m

Archer class · Length

Single source

19.9 m (65 ft 3 in)^[source]

20.8 metres^[source]Archer class

43.6 m

Length

Single source

43.6 m (143 ft)^[source]

5.8m

7.1m

Beam+22%

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Beam

Single source

5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)^[source]

7.1 m

Beam

Single source

7.1 m (23 ft)^[source]

1.9m

2.4m

Draught+26%

All recorded figures & sources

1.9 m

Draught

Single source

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)^[source]

2.4 m

Draught

Single source

2.4 m (8 ft)^[source]

54tArcher class · Displacement

240 tons standard, 268 tons full load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

54 tonnes

Archer class · Displacement

Single source

54 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

54 t (53 long tons )^[source]

54 tonnes^[source]Archer class

240 tons standard, 268 tons full load^[source]

20(training) 12 (operational)

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

20 people

(training) 12 (operational)

Single source

20 (training) 12 (operational)^[source]

40 people

Complement

Single source

40^[source]

37km/hMaximum; Speed

64km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+73%

All recorded figures & sources

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

46.3 km/h

Maximum; Archer class · Speed

Single source

78 km/h

Maximum; Hull design, but limited due to engine fitted

Single source

20 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

63.9 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)^[source]

1,020km

5,513kmat 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,018.6 km

Archer class · Range

Single source

1,020 km

Range

Single source

550 nmi (1,020 km; 630 mi)^[source]

550 nautical miles^[source]Archer class

5,513 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Single source

2,977 nmi (5,513 km; 3,426 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)^[source]

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8,102kW3 x MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels delivering

Power

All recorded figures & sources

8,102 kW

3 x MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels delivering

Single source

3 x MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels delivering 10,865 hp (8,102 kW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Archer-class patrol vessel and Handalan-class missile boat configuration
Specification	Archer-class patrol vessel	Handalan-class missile boat
Name	Archer class^[source]	Handalan class^[source]
Builders	Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]	Kalskrona Varvet^[source]
Operators	Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]	Royal Malaysian Navy^[source]
Succeeded by	Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]	—
In commission	1985–present^[source]	1978–present^[source]
Active	17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]	3^[source]
Type	Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]	Fast attack craft^[source]
Propulsion	2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]	3 shafts^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]	Radar : Philips 9GR600, Decca 1226 radar, Optronic AA fire control radar Combat system : AMOCS^[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]	Guns : 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Anti-ship : 4 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles (removed)^[source]
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
Completed	—	4^[source]
Lost	—	1^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Thales DR3000S ESM ECM MEL Susie-1 with warning element^[source]
Notes	—	The missile might be removed due to being obsolete^[source]

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Archer-class patrol vessel

Handalan-class missile boat

Name

Archer class^[source]

Handalan class^[source]

Builders

Watercraft Marine Vosper Thornycroft Ailsa Shipbuilding Company^[source]

Kalskrona Varvet^[source]

Operators

Royal Navy Royal Oman Police^[source]

Royal Malaysian Navy^[source]

Succeeded by

Scimitar class ; Cutlass class^[source]

—

In commission

1985–present^[source]

1978–present^[source]

Active

17 (16 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Oman Police)^[source]

3^[source]

Type

Patrol boat & training vessel^[source]

Fast attack craft^[source]

Propulsion

2 shafts, Cat C18 ACERT diesels^[source]

3 shafts^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Decca 1216 navigation radar^[source]

Radar : Philips 9GR600, Decca 1226 radar, Optronic AA fire control radar Combat system : AMOCS^[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]

Guns : 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun Anti-ship : 4 × Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles (removed)^[source]

Country of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

—

Completed

—

4^[source]

Lost

—

1^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

Thales DR3000S ESM ECM MEL Susie-1 with warning element^[source]

Notes

—

The missile might be removed due to being obsolete^[source]